BATON ROUGE - Crews responded to a home on fire Wednesday night that was later ruled to be arson. 

According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, firefighters arrived at the home on Ford Street to see fire coming from the front and side windows of the building shortly after 10 p.m.. The fire department worked to protect the neighboring homes while searching for any possible residents inside, but the home was found to be empty at the time of the fire. 

Investigators later found the cause of the fire to be arson. 

Anyone with information about the fire is encouraged to call Crime Stoppers or fire investigators at (225) 389-2050.