Suspect arrested and charged with arson for Rosehill Seafood fire in Columbus
A fire Wednesday morning at Rosehill Seafood, 2621 Hamilton Road, has been put out, and a suspect has been arrested and charged with arson, according to Columbus Fire & EMS Deputy Chief Daniel Macon.
Macon told the Ledger-Enquirer the department was notified about the Rosehill fire around 6:50 a.m. and got it extinguished around 7:15 a.m. The fire was contained to the area of origin, Macon said, which he described as a storage room and trash area.
There were no injuries reported, according to Macon.
Macon said Columbus Fire & EMS had 30 personnel on scene with eight apparatus.
Buford King IV, owner of Rose Hill Seafood, said he received a call around 7 a.m. notifying him the building was on fire.
King claims the fire was arson and said, “We got him on camera, and hopefully the police will catch him.”
Macon told the Ledger-Enquirer Brandon Ghant, 26, has been arrested and charged with first-degree arson and second-degree criminal damage in connection with the fire. Columbus Fire & EMS arson investigators made the arrest, Macon said.
“It was best-case scenario; it didn’t damage much of the inside of the building,” King said. “As far as getting everything back up and running, we shouldn’t be too bad.”
King said it wasn’t the call he wanted to get the morning of his father’s funeral. E. Buford King III, who founded Buford’s Brownies, died Sunday.
King said his father will be missed and jokingly remarked, “I’m gonna have to talk to him because he wasn’t looking down on me on this moment right here, unless he saved it.”
King said he thanks the fire department for responding quickly. King said he wants to let the community know the restaurant will be “up and running as quickly as possible.”
This story was originally published April 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM.