WATCH: BRFD investigating early morning fire at vacant Convention Street home as arson
Apr 07, 2026
BATON ROUGE mdash; An early Tuesday morning fire at a home along Convention Street is being investigated as arson, investigators with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said.nbsp;The fire in the vacant home started around 4:42 a.m., with firefighters responding shortly afterwards. Crews arrived to fin
d the home fully overtaken by flames, with the fire threatening a neighboring home.Firefighters put out the fire by 5:13 a.m. and said it only caused superficial damage to the outside of the neighboring home.The vacant home was ruled a total loss, but no one was inside the home at the time of the fire.nbsp;Permalink| Comments ...read more read less