Vacant house along Progress Road catches fire twice in one week; BRFD investigating as arson

BATON ROUGE — A vacant house along Progress Road that caught fire earlier in the week became engulfed in flames yet again Thursday morning, Baton Rouge Fire officials said.

The house, just off Scotland Avenue, caught fire around 4:40 a.m. on Thursday. Firefighters put the fire out just before 5 a.m., preventing flames from spreading to nearby homes. Despite this, the house was ruled a total loss.

Fire investigators said that the fire was intentionally set…

Story continues

TRENDING NOW

LATEST LOCAL NEWS