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BRFD: 15 displaced after North Foster Drive apartment fire deemed accidental
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BATON ROUGE — 15 residents were displaced Tuesday afternoon after an accidental fire tore through a North Foster Drive apartment building.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the fire at around 3 p.m. at the Provincial and The Crillon Apartments, finding smoke and flames coming out of a second-story unit.
Due to the severity of the fire, 58 emergency personnel across 33 units were called to the site, including three ladder trucks. The fire was brought under control by 3:40 p.m.
No injuries were reported.
According to fire department investigators, the blaze originated in the kitchen of one of the apartment units and spread to the attic. The investigation has now been closed.
Fire officials reminded residents to never leave cooking unattended, keep flammable materials away from stovetops and test home smoke alarms regularly.
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