Smoke causes evacuation



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A smoke-filled residence resulted in the Wednesday morning closure of a five-block section of North Gladstone Avenue, across from Garland Brook Cemetery.

However, the house at 372 N. Gladstone Ave. was not damaged during the 8:29 a.m. incident, according to Columbus Public Safety spokesman Matt Myers. Rather than a fire, the smoke was caused by the self-cleaning feature of a kitchen oven that had been turned on and left unattended, Myers said.

Read more details in Thursday's Republic.

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