House fire on North Barrow Drive leaves two displaced; home considered a total loss
BATON ROUGE — Two people, one adult and one child, have been displaced after a fire left a North Barrow Drive home a total loss Friday night.
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, crews received a report of a house fire at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Friday.
When firefighters arrived at 8:20 p.m., they found heavy fire coming from the front rooms of the single-family home. Both occupants had already safely escaped before crews got to the scene.
Firefighters brought the one-alarm blaze under control by 8:43 p.m. and successfully contained the fire damage to the front rooms. However, officials say the home is still considered a total loss.
No injuries to residents or firefighters were reported. The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the displaced residents.
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BRFD investigators are working to determine what started the fire. The Baton Rouge Police Department, EMS and Entergy also assisted at the scene.