Baton Rouge Police are looking for a man who allegedly set a house on fire after losing a card game

A Baton Rouge man is wanted by police for allegedly setting fire to his nephew’s house after losing a game of cards and becoming so angry he lit the home on fire.

Baton Rouge Police responded to the reported house fire on 2326 N 39th St. at 1:44 a.m. on Monday. Police called the fire investigator after the victim, the nephew, told police that his uncle set fire to the home after losing a game of cards.

The fire investigator determined the fire was set intentionally and caused enough damage to potentially endanger a human life…

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