COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a homeless person has
burned to death after a small heater exploded inside a tent in Columbus.
The
Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/1fsHiec) reports that firefighters found the
body around 9 p.m. Wednesday after responding to a report of an
explosion not far from the Interstate 670 overpass in the city’s Italian
Village neighborhood. Some homeless people camp in a wooded area there.
Columbus
Fire Battalion Chief Rich Richardson says the victim was using a type
of propane canister to keep warm in the 19-degree weather. He says it
appears that a man was killed but the body was so badly burned
authorities are unsure of the gender.
The coordinator of an outreach center is trying to help identify the victim.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities say a homeless person has
burned to death after a small heater exploded inside a tent in Columbus.
The
Columbus Dispatch (bit.ly/1fsHiec) reports that firefighters found the
body around 9 p.m. Wednesday after responding to a report of an
explosion not far from the Interstate 670 overpass in the city’s Italian
Village neighborhood. Some homeless people camp in a wooded area there.
Columbus
Fire Battalion Chief Rich Richardson says the victim was using a type
of propane canister to keep warm in the 19-degree weather. He says it
appears that a man was killed but the body was so badly burned
authorities are unsure of the gender.
The coordinator of an outreach center is trying to help identify the victim.
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Information from: The Columbus Dispatch, http://www.dispatch.com
Copyright 2014 The Associated Press. All rights
reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or
redistributed.