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Columbus House Fire Claims One Life

Columbus fire officials have ruled Friday morning's fatal fire accidental. 

Crews responding to the fire in the 14 hundred block of Republic avenue say the home was fully engulfed in flames when they arrived on the scene. The 57-year-old male victim's name has been withheld as officials try to reach his family. Authorities say it appears he tried to put the fire out. Investigators say the fire started in an upstairs bedroom and was caused by electric current running through a pinched extension cord under the bed.

Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.