Firefighters put out apartment fire on Lee Drive; investigating cause

BATON ROUGE — Firefighters put out an apartment fire on Lee Drive near Liberty High School on Friday.

Baton Rouge Fire officials said the fire was coming from the roof of a building at 5 East Apartments. When units arrived at 2:58 p.m., the second-floor apartment’s sole occupant was waiting outside unharmed. The fire was put out by 3:10 p.m., officials added.

The fire, which started in one of the home’s bedrooms, was extinguished before it spread to neighboring units…

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