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Vacant home accidentally caught fire while homeowner was renovating

2 years 8 months 3 weeks ago Sunday, August 01 2021 Aug 1, 2021 August 01, 2021 3:39 PM August 01, 2021 in News
Source: WBRZ

BATON ROUGE - A vacant house caught fire Sunday while the owner was trying to do renovations. 

Baton Rouge Fire Department said around 2 p.m. a house on Rainford Road caught fire when the homeowner left a heat gun on in one of the bathrooms in the home. 

Fire officials said the fire was contained to one of the bathrooms and the rest of the home received smoke and water damage. 

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