Fire prompts evacuation at Popeyes on Highland Road
BATON ROUGE - A Popeyes restaurant on Highland Road was evacuated as it filled with smoke late Tuesday evening. It's the second time in two months a fire has been reported at that location.
Photos taken from the scene show a heavy presence of first responders at the Popeyes located in front of Home Depot on Highland, next to Starbucks.
The St. George Fire Department says units arrived at 6:52 p.m. and found the restaurant filling with smoke. Firefighters found the fire coming from an exterior wall, which was quickly knocked down. The fire was contained by 7:16 p.m.
No one was injured, but staff and customers were evacuated from the building.
Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the blaze.
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In late July, crews were called to the same location after a kitchen fire was reported. Officials told WBRZ the "fire" was actually smoldering wires in the kitchen—no one was injured.