Early morning Tire Empire fire ruled as arson
BATON ROUGE- Firefighters responded to a report of a building fire in the 2000 block of Florida Street at 4:06 a.m.
At the scene, crews found a stack of tires burning on the side of Tire Empire. Authorities say the fire extended into the building before it was brought under control at 4:37 a.m.
The cause of the fire was ruled as arson. No injuries were reported.
Florida Street was closed from North 22nd to North 24th while the fire was extinguished.
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Anyone with information about the fire is asked to call Baton Rouge Fire Investigators at 225-354-1419.