BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) – Firefighters put out a fire at an apartment complex on Delplaza Drive that officials say temporarily trapped one person early Monday morning, Oct. 5.
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, the person was stuck in her first-floor apartment and escaped through a window with the help of some neighbors in the apartment complex just before crews arrived.
Officials said she is expected to be okay.
The fire reportedly started just before 6 a.m.
Crews contained the fire to the kitchen, where it originated, and prevented it from spreading to other apartments, according to the fire department…