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Yahoo
01-04-2025
- Yahoo
Seven months after car crashes into Downtown building, bar sets reopening date
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A Downtown bar that shut down after being struck by a car seven months ago has set a reopening date. A driver ran into Char Bar, located at 439 N. High St., on Sept. 1, according to Columbus police. After seven months to repair the damage, the bar announced on Instagram that it will reopen on Thursday for its regular hours – 3 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. Cat police, a topless barber: Seven of central Ohio's biggest April Fools' pranks 'We are SO excited to welcome you back!' the post reads. 'Join us this Thursday!' No one was injured in the crash. The driver of the car, a 42-year-old man, was identified by police shortly after the incident and charged with failure to control, failure to stop after an accident and two charges related to operating a vehicle impaired, which are all misdemeanors. The case remains open, according to Franklin County court records. The incident at Char Bar was part of a series of car crashes into buildings in 2024, which garnered widespread attention on social media. Despite this, the total number of car crashes into structures last year was lower than years past, according to Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter. 'With social media and just some of the buildings that have been struck, it may seem that we've seen an uptick, but as the data shows, we actually have not, but it doesn't lessen the situations,' Geitter previously told NBC4. In 2024, the fire department was dispatched to 139 total incidents involving a vehicle crashing into a structure. In 2023, the fire department was dispatched to 279 incidents and in 2022, 313. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
29-03-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Columbus Division of Fire investigated a water rescue call near Grove City on Friday night
GROVE CITY, Ohio (WCMH) — The Columbus Division of Fire responded to a water rescue call near Grove City on Friday night. According to Chief Jeffrey Geitter with the Columbus Division of Fire (CFD), crews were called to Collier Crest and Clemente Blvd around 10 p.m. this evening on report of a car into a retention pond. Why Intel says it had to delay its Ohio One project Geitter says firefighters searched the vehicle and the pond, but no one was found. The CFD dive team could be seen on the scene in their wet suits after checking the pond to confirm that no one had been injured. There is no information on what led to this incident or how the car ended up in the retention pond. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
24-02-2025
- Yahoo
Northeast Columbus home destroyed after two fires within 12 hours
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A northeast Columbus home has been destroyed by a fire that ignited for the second time in less than 12 hours. According to police dispatch, a home on the 3000 block of Chelford Drive in the northeast section of the city was fully engulfed in flames just after 2:30 a.m. Monday morning. Crews arrived shortly after and closed off all roads in the area. Columbus gas prices fall again, but 'March Madness' looming Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter said the home is the same location from an earlier fire Sunday night. By 3:10 p.m. the fire was contained. The Sunday fire reportedly started in the kitchen and at that time one person escaped with their dogs. It is believed that the fire rekindled later that night. No one was in the home during the second fire and no injuries have been reported. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
