Monday morning fire at Florida Boulevard storage facility caused by space heater, BRFD says

BATON ROUGE – Square Space Storage on Florida Boulevard caught fire Monday morning, according to the Baton Rouge Fire Department.

According to BRFD, the fire happened around 8:30 a.m. Investigators say it was accidental and started from a space heater being used in a unit. Firefighters brought the fire under control in 16 minutes.

BRFD wants to remind residents to keep space heaters at least 3 feet away from anything that can burn and also to never leave them unattended…

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