Baton Rouge firefighters battled an apartment fire that damaged multiple units, injuring one occupant.
Source: Firehouse.com
Baton Rouge firefighters battled heavy flames at an apartment fire that injured one occupant who was cooking.
Firefighters were called to the apartment fire around 9:00 p.m., Sunday and arrived to heavy smoke pushing from a unit in the building.
“The occupant stated that they were about to fry some fish when the grease splashed onto the burner and caught fire,” the Baton Rouge Fire Department told BRProud.com.
Firefighters stretched handlines to control the blaze and had it under control within 20 minutes of the initial call. The occupant of the fire unit sustained a minor burn to their hand.
BPRoud.com reported a total of nine units were affected by the fire and were being assisted by the Red Cross.