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

4 years 22 hours 44 minutes ago Saturday, March 28 2020 Mar 28, 2020 March 28, 2020 11:27 AM March 28, 2020 in News
Source: WBRZ

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 system activated in the room where the unit caught fire and the blaze was put out.  The fire was stopped from spreading, the department said.

There were no injuries.

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