BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Officials said an unattended space heater led to a fire in Baton Rouge Tuesday afternoon, April 8.
The fire happened at a home on Lula Avenue around 4:30 p.m.
Firefighters arrived at the scene to find smoke coming from the home. They entered the home and discovered flames in a bedroom.
The fire was extinguished a couple of minutes after it began and before it could spread to any other parts of the home.
According to BRFD, the fire was caused by an unattended space heater that was placed too close to something that could catch fire.
No injuries were reported. However, the Red Cross was called to the scene to help three displaced residents.
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