Vehicle fire on Cannon Street leads to house fire; investigators say fire deliberately set

BATON ROUGE – Fire investigators ruled that a car fire that spread to a home on Cannon Street Thursday afternoon was intentionally set. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a call around 11:54 a.m. and discovered a vehicle engulfed in flames and the fire extending to the carport of the home. The residence suffered $40,000 of damage, but no injuries happened. Subsequent investigation concluded that the car fire was deliberately set. Two people were displaced, Red Cross was called to assist.

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