Electrical malfunction causes house fire in Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — An electrical malfunction resulted in a house fire in Baton Rouge Monday morning, the Baton Rouge Fire Department said.

Firefighters arrived at the 5700 block of Byron Street around 8:18 a.m. to find a home fully engulfed in flames. Crews were able to bring the fire under control after around 10 minutes.

Once the fire was extinguished, fire investigators were called to the scene and determined the fire started in a bedroom and was caused by an electrical malfunction…

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