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• BRFD: Overnight apartment fire displaces 3 kids and 5 adults

  August 15, 2022 2:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An overnight fire at an apartment displaced three kids and five adults, according to Baton Rouge Fire Department. The fire happened on Clear Lake Avenue near Staring Lane around 3 a.m. this morning. BRFD said the fire was contained to a bathroom and was already... more »

• Pot left on stove sparked overnight apartment fire on Airline Highway

  April 18, 2022 6:25 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A pot left on a hot stove caused a fire at an apartment building while its tenants were seemingly asleep. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the fire around 2:15 a.m. Monday. Once inside the apartment, they found it filled with heavy smoke coming from... more »

• Fire erupts in LSU off-campus apartment complex overnight Play Video

  January 22, 2022 8:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire consumed an LSU-area apartment complex early Saturday. The Baton Rouge Fire Department said it responded to a blaze on July Street, in LSU's North Gate area, just after midnight. The blaze appeared to have burned through multiple units at the apartment complex popular... more »

• Child, adult burned badly in Christmas duplex fire; 10 homeless after blaze

  December 25, 2021 9:23 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An early morning fire on Christmas Day injured a child and an adult. In all, ten people are homeless after the inferno in the Gardere area. St. George Fire Department crews were called to a blaze at a duplex on Skysail around 2 o'clock Saturday morning.... more »

• Iron left sitting on bed pinpointed as cause of Belaire area apartment fire

  November 3, 2021 7:15 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An apartment fire broke out in Baton Rouge's Belaire area when a hot iron was accidentally left sitting on a bed. Firefighters were called to the Bellemont Victoria II Apartments in the 12200 block of La Margie Avenue Tuesday night shortly after 8 p.m., and upon... more »

• Residents of River Road apartment complex extinguish blaze caused by unattended candle

  November 2, 2021 5:30 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A candle that was left unattended in a River Road area apartment caused a fire that led to $20,000 in damages Monday afternoon. It was shortly before 3:30 p.m. when residents of Canterbury Square Apartments happened to walk by a unit that appeared to be on... more »

• Two injured in overnight blaze at Bienville Towers Apartments

  October 28, 2021 5:20 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Overnight Wednesday, a fire broke out in a College Drive apartment complex and two people on the second floor escaped by jumping from the second-story, injuring themselves in the process. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the fire occurred at Bienville Towers Apartments and was... more »

• Tigerland area apartment fire reportedly displaces multiple people Play Video

  September 24, 2021 12:40 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sources say a fire broke out at a Tigerland area apartment complex Thursday night. An eyewitness who says they were displaced by the blaze told WBRZ that a building in Tiger Plaza and Stadium Square Apartments on Alvin Dark Avenue caught fire around 9 p.m. in... more »

• Detectives nab man accused in Violet Street apartment fire Play Video

  July 29, 2021 10:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man accused of setting fire to an apartment off Nicholson Drive earlier this week was arrested Wednesday. According to officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department, Rodney Hamilton was taken into custody in connection with an act of arson that resulted in a $75,000 loss.... more »

• Ten displaced by intentionally set apartment fire near Nicholson Drive Play Video

  July 28, 2021 6:19 AM

  BATON ROUGE - An arsonist set fire to an apartment in a residential area off Nicholson Drive late Tuesday night, displacing ten people and causing thousands of dollars in damage. According to officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department, first responders were dispatched to an apartment complex within the... more »

• Ten displaced by late night fire at Alvin Dark Avenue apartment complex Play Video

  July 16, 2021 4:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Ten people are displaced Friday morning, after the Baton Rouge apartment complex where they'd been staying suddenly became the scene of a chaotic fire late Thursday night. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, it was around 9:14 p.m. when first responders rushed to the 4400... more »

• Louisiana man killed in Oregon apartment fire

  July 14, 2021 8:01 AM

  PORTLAND, Oregon - A man from Louisiana was one of two individuals killed in a residential fire that occurred in Oregon over the weekend, according to an area news outlet called The Oregonian . The blaze consumed Heidi Manor apartments in Northeast Portland early Sunday, taking the lives of... more »

• Officials search for arsonist behind overnight fire in College Drive area

  June 5, 2021 4:07 PM

  BATON ROUGE - An intentionally set blaze tore through a vacant apartment complex in a residential area off College Drive Friday night. Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department say they rushed to the 2600 block of Balis Drive shortly before 10 p.m. and found several separate fires burning... more »

• Apartment fire near Celtic Media Center displaces more than one resident

  March 15, 2021 6:37 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A Sunday (March 14) night apartment fire near the Celtic Media Center in Baton Rouge left more than one individual displaced, according to fire officials. First responders with the St. George Fire Department confirm that they were dispatched to a reported apartment fire at Lake Plaza... more »

• One person injured in kitchen fire at S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard apartment

  January 8, 2021 8:43 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Thursday (Jan. 7) evening, a fire broke out at an apartment home on S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard. Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department say they arrived on scene shortly after 7 p.m. and found the fire extinguished, but one person suffering from minor burns.... more »

• Electrical malfunction causes fire at Sharp Lane apartment complex; 12 people displaced Play Video

  December 15, 2020 5:51 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday (Dec. 15) morning, an apartment fire that displaced ten people broke out at Chateau Deville Condominiums on Sharp Lane, near Florida Boulevard and rekindled later in the morning, displacing two more individuals. Representatives with the Baton Rouge Fire Department (BRFD) say they initially arrived... more »

• Faulty fireplace triggered Tuesday afternoon apartment fire on Ocean Drive

  December 2, 2020 7:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - On Tuesday (Dec. 1) afternoon, first responders were called to the scene of an apartment fire off Florida Boulevard, just west of Lobdell Boulevard. Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department (BRFD) report arriving at the Oceans Drive apartment shortly after 12 noon where they found... more »

• Fifteen people displaced by overnight apartment fire in Jones Creek area

  April 23, 2020 6:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters with the St. George Fire Department wrestled a blaze that broke out within an apartment fire late Wednesday night and left a total of fifteen people displaced. They rushed to the scene, which was located within the 5600 block of MacBeth Drive in the Jones... more »

• Police arrest suspect in Monday morning arson at Sherwood Meadow apartment Play Video

  April 20, 2020 5:10 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police identify the suspect involved in a fire that damaged three apartments Monday morning on Sherwood Meadow Drive. Jerome McDowell, 36, was arrested in connection to the building fire that occurred around 3:30 a.m. Monday in the 2000 block of Sherwood Meadow Drive, just off North... more »

• Highland Road apartment fire ruled arson

  April 7, 2020 7:34 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Early Tuesday morning, first responders with the Baton Rouge Fire Department were dispatched to an apartment fire in old south Baton Rouge. When firefighters got to the complex, which was within the 2100 block of Highland Road, they saw heavy smoke coming from one of its... more »

• Space heater causes devastating apartment fire on North Acadian Thruway Play Video

  January 22, 2020 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge firefighters were dispatched to an apartment fire on North Acadian Thruway West, early Wednesday morning, around 4:45 a.m. They say the cause of the fire has been linked to the improper use of a space heater. When first responders arrived on scene, they... more »

• Grease fire burns apartment near Mckinley High School

  October 23, 2019 9:48 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A grease fire was ignited by an overflowing pot at a Baton Rouge apartment complex Wednesday afternoon. Fire crews were called to 650 W. Mckinley St. around 6:15 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the kitchen of an apartment. The sprinkler system had activated... more »

• Mother, daughter killed after kitchen goes up in flames Saturday morning Play Video

  April 13, 2019 10:29 AM

  BAKER - A mother and her daughter were killed when their apartment kitchen went up in flames around 6:30 Saturday morning. The fire was reported at a location in the 5000 block of Baker Blvd. just east of Mchugh Road. After the fire was extinguished firefighters found a... more »

• Man hospitalized after being rescued from burning apartment

  June 9, 2018 10:42 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A man was rushed to the hospital after being rescued from a burning and smoke-filled apartment overnight. Firefighters were dispatched to an apartment complex on Sharp Lane, just north of Florida, shortly before 4 a.m. Firefighters said the blaze started by unattended cooking items. Firefighters... more »

• Overnight apartment fire under investigation

  March 3, 2018 10:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE – An overnight fire burned through two apartments at a Gardere-area complex. A fire started in a first floor apartment at 8155 Skysail and spread to a vacant, second floor unit above. The fire jumped upstairs after burning out of a window, the St. George Fire Department... more »

• Overheated remote-control car battery sparked massive apartment blaze Play Video

  December 25, 2017 10:37 PM

  BATON ROUGE – First responders knocked on doors and kicked some in in an effort to evacuate residents of a burning apartment building Monday evening. The Christmas night blaze burned through one building and jumped to part of a second just after nine o'clock. Almost immediately, firefighters began requesting... more »

• Saturday morning apartment fire caused by heater

  December 16, 2017 10:28 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire broke out at an apartment complex that was flooded in the August 2016 flood Saturday. The St. George Fire Department said a blaze broke out at the Chateau Wein Apartment complex near the Siegen Lane overpass in the area around Siegen Marketplace. The fire... more »

• Dishwasher sparks apartment fire on Blvd. De Province

  July 30, 2017 11:47 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters responded to an apartment fire Sunday morning that was reportedly started by a malfunction in a dishwasher. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the reported apartment fire in the 1700 block of Boulevard De Province around 8:30 a.m. The fire was determined to... more »

• Cause of massive apartment fire may never be found

  October 25, 2016 3:12 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Local fire investigators said while they are certain there was no human involvement in a massive apartment fire, the cause remains undetermined because of the destruction. The Cobblestone Apartments caught on fire on October 6. Two buildings were destroyed along with as many as five vehicles.... more »

• Massive apartment fire appears to be accidental

  October 14, 2016 4:13 PM

  BATON ROUGE - It appears a massive apartment fire that burned two, multi-unit buildings to the ground last week was accidental. The inferno burned through the Cobblestone apartment complex on Essen Lane just after lunch. One building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived and the fire spread to... more »

• St. George firefighters trace apartment fire source to clothes dryer

  December 22, 2015 3:25 PM

  BATON ROUGE - St. George Fire Department firefighters put out a fire at an apartment complex that started in the laundry room late Tuesday morning. St. George FD said they were dispatched to the Oakleigh Apartments on Perkins Road at 11:50 a.m. in regards to a possible apartment fire.... more »

• BRFD puts out fire in vacant apartment unit

  December 2, 2015 1:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters put out a fire at a vacant unit in a Baton Rouge apartment complex Wednesday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the fire in the 600 block of Sharp Lane just before 10:30 a.m., and they had it under control in under 20... more »