Investigators say second fire at residence on Robertson Avenue was intentionally set

BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department is investigating a structure fire that was intentionally set on Robertson Avenue on Friday evening.

According to the department, the fire occurred around 5:22 p.m. when firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the doorway of a detached shed that had been converted into an apartment located behind a residence.

While firefighters were able to extinguish the fire, the converted apartment was considered a total loss…

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