Fire crews responded around dawn to a report of heavy smoke coming from a former aircraft hangar located on airport property, just off Hamilton Road. According to Columbus Division of Fire officials, the building is now used as a storage facility and was not occupied at the time.
The injured firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said. No other injuries were reported.
Airport operations were not disrupted, but several nearby roads were temporarily closed as fire crews worked to contain the blaze. Thick black smoke was visible from Interstate 670 during the height of the fire.
Investigators with the Columbus Division of Fire were still on scene Friday morning, working to determine what sparked the blaze.