BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge firefighters put out a fire caused by a malfunctioning electrical system in a home along Byron Street on Monday morning. 

Firefighters arrived at the home around 8:18 a.m. to find it entirely engulfed in flames. All seven occupants were safe outside, BRFD added. 

Within 10 minutes of crews arriving, the fire was under control.

Investigators said that the fire started in a bedroom and that the home was a total loss.