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• Five displaced by duplex fire

  November 25, 2023 9:02 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire burned through a duplex in the 1300 block of Sharlo Avenue Friday night, causing an estimated $50,000 in damage. Baton Rouge firefighters were called out about 11 p.m. and had the fire under control about 45 minutes later. The flames had spread to several... more »

• Space heater blamed for overnight house fire on Brandywine Drive

  March 26, 2022 11:24 AM

  BATON ROUGE — A space heater is to blame for a fire at a home overnight, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said. Firefighters arrived at 2959 Brandywine Drive a little after 4 a.m. Saturday to find heavy fire near the carport. While some firefighters worked to control those... 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 »

• Four workers escape building collapse, gas-fueled fire Thursday Play Video

  November 25, 2021 12:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating a building collapse that resulted in a gas leak and fire at a building off Nicholson Drive Thursday. No one was injured at the scene, which was at a business located at 2615 Nicholson Drive between McKinley and Grant... more »

• Massive fire erupts Tuesday night at O'Neal Lane apartment complex Play Video

  February 16, 2021 10:46 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A massive fire erupted at a four-plex off O'Neal Lane Tuesday night. Fire crews from multiple agencies responded to the blaze around nine o'clock. The fire broke out at the complex in the 3400 block of O'Neal Lane south of S Harrells Ferry Road. ... more »

• Bird nest sparked a/c unit fire, fire dept. says

  March 28, 2020 12:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Firefighters believe a bird nest built inside a window air conditioner unit sparked a small fire in the mechanical equipment Saturday morning. The fire was at a nursing home in the 3800 block of North Boulevard shortly after 1 a.m. Firefighters said the building sprinkler... more »

• Trucker dead after fiery tanker truck crash on Airline Hwy. late Monday

  March 3, 2020 2:00 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A truck driver died after being found inside the cab of a burning 18-wheeler late Monday night. Fire fighters say the fatal incident is still being investigated, but a preliminary analysis revealed that the driver suffered a medical emergency while behind the wheel, which caused the... more »

• Fire spreads from outdoor cooking area to inside home Saturday morning

  September 28, 2019 1:02 PM

  BATON ROUGE – A morning fire was caused when a person cooking outside left the area and the unattended cooking area burst into flames. The 8 a.m. fire Saturday was at a home on West Coronado Street, off Monterrey and Tams, in Baton Rouge. Firefighters were called and... more »

• House being renovated caught fire Saturday morning, no cause determined

  October 13, 2018 10:40 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A house under renovation caught fire early Saturday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department was not sure of the cause as of this post. The blaze was in the 800 block of North 46th. The fire broke out around 5 o’clock Saturday. The house... more »

• Man arrested for arson after purposely setting house on fire

  October 7, 2018 10:47 AM

  UPDATE: According to police Dewayne Sharkey was arrested on Simple Arson charges Sunday morning. Sharkey was a new tenant, he told authorities that the owner stole money and a credit card from him. Out of rage he said voices in his head told him to set the house on... more »

• Woman rescued by firefighters from burning apartment overnight

  February 24, 2018 8:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE – Firefighters had to rescue a woman trapped inside her burning apartment in Old South Baton Rouge overnight. Firefighters found a fire coming from a unit in a complex in the 200 block of Roosevelt near Highland Road just after midnight. After being rescued, the woman was... more »

• Multiple apartments burned, more than thirty homeless after blaze

  February 17, 2018 9:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE – A firefighter and two residents sustained minor medical complications in an overnight fire at a large apartment complex on Jefferson Highway east of Airline Highway. Thirty-five people were displaced in the fire at Jefferson Lakes early Saturday morning. A handful of apartment units burned as... more »

• Crews investigating early morning fire on Snipe Street

  January 4, 2018 8:09 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Emergency crews were on the scene of a fire in the 1800 block of Snipe Street near Somerset Street. The call came in before 7 a.m. There is no word yet as to what caused the fire. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.... more »

• Early morning fire at Tiger Plaza Apartments Play Video

  January 4, 2018 6:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Firefighters were on the scene of a fire at an apartment complex in the 4000 block of Alvin Dark Avenue this morning. A call for a fire at the Tiger Plaza Apartments came in shortly before 3 a.m. Authorities say the fire was in one of... more »

• Early morning fire engulfs pool house

  January 1, 2018 8:41 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities say a fire that engulfed a pool house early Monday morning started in the fire place. The St. George Fire Protection District was dispatched to a fire in the 3000 block of Pleasant Point Boulevard at 2 a.m. At the scene, firefighters saw flames coming from... 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 »

• House considered a total loss after Wednesday night fire Play Video

  December 14, 2017 6:57 AM

  BATON ROUGE- A late night house fire destroyed a home on East Boulevard Wednesday night. Firefighters got the call of a fire at 11:55 p.m. at a residence in the 800 block of East Boulevard. Firefighters said the fire started in a fireplace. In the fireplace, authorities found... more »

• 'Suspicious' fire destroys home of accused killer Play Video

  December 4, 2017 11:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE – The Chaneyville-area home of the man suspected of killing four people in a rampage related to domestic violence last weekend burned overnight, WBRZ has learned. Taurus Hamilton, who was arrested in Alabama last week, is accused in the deaths of Laquan Whitfield, Gerald Parker, and Gerald... more »

• Cause of early morning house fire under investigation

  November 23, 2017 8:27 AM

  BATON ROUGE- The Red Cross is assisting a Baton Rouge family this morning after a fire destroyed their home. The fire occurred at a residence in the 1800 block of Mullen Avenue. Authorities said the fire was called in by a neighbor. At the scene crews could see... more »

• Firefighters deal with afternoon business blaze Monday

  October 30, 2017 6:55 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A fire tore through the attic of a home care business Monday afternoon. The blaze broke out around 4:30 in the ceiling of a building housing TCP, Inc., in the 8200 block of Tom Drive. Numerous trucks, including one with a large ladder, blocked the street... more »

• Early morning fire destroyed BR business

  October 21, 2017 10:48 AM

  BATON ROUGE – An electrical fire destroyed a convenience store overnight. Firefighters found flames shooting from the roof of the Z Food Mart on N Sherwood Forest north of Florida around 5 o'clock Saturday morning. Fire crews were able to control the fire and extinguish it but not before... more »

• Early morning fire destroys home on Fig Street Play Video

  September 26, 2017 7:45 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Firefighters from the Baton Rouge Fire Department battled the blaze of a house fire early this morning. The fire took place at 1263 Fig Street. Firefighters arrived on the scene to find the home engulfed in flames. Firefighters were able to keep the fire from spreading... more »

• Man arrested after setting fire at Iberia Parish hospital

  August 12, 2017 9:17 PM

  NEW IBERIA - Authorities say a man has been arrested after he set a fire in the Intensive Care Unit of the Iberia Medical Center Friday morning. According to the State Fire Marshal, 25-year-old Ruddy Romero Jr. was arrested after he ignited a hospital blanket on a set of... more »

• Arson suspected in house fire where family is moving in

  January 8, 2017 12:08 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Baton Rouge fire officials were called to a house fire on Georgia St. early Sunday morning. According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department , around 12:42 a.m. Sunday morning, emergency crews were called to the 2000 block of Georgia St. for a reported house fire. ... more »

• No injuries after Kaufman Street home burns to the ground

  October 28, 2016 5:27 PM

  BATON ROUGE – No one was injured after a house fire on Kaufman Street in Baton Rouge Friday. Curt Monte with the Baton Rouge Fire Department reports that the fire happened around 3:36 p.m. Friday in the 1600 block of Kaufman Street. Fire investigators are still trying to determine... more »

• Red Cross volunteers provide free smoke alarms for MLK Day

  January 18, 2016 6:14 PM

  BATON ROUGE - More than 75 volunteers joined the Red Cross and Baton Rouge Fire Department to hand out free smoke detectors to people living in the Avenues area of Scotlandville on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Most of the volunteers came from Southern University and Greater King David... more »

• Body found in burned-out shed

  November 13, 2015 4:58 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Fire investigators said they're still working to determine what caused a shed to burn down in Baton Rouge, and what happened to the person who was found dead inside the wreckage. Mark Miles with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said the body was found at 5181... more »

• BRFD: Arson the cause of early morning fire

  September 21, 2015 9:55 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities have determined arson to be the cause of a fire that destroyed a building in Baton Rouge early Monday morning. The Baton Rouge Fire Department received a call about a building on fire on Scenic Highway at Rosenwald Road around 4:15 a.m. It took fire crews about... more »