November 19, 2008 - Afternoon House Fire Causes Heavy Damage

Single story wood frame home at 7450 Westport Avenue

The Shreveport Fire Department responded to a single story wood frame home at 7450 Westport Avenue this afternoon at 2:14 PM. Fire crews found heavy smoke and flame coming from the back of the home when they arrived on scene. The home was occupied by one female adult at the time who stated she was asleep and woke up to find the home on fire. The cause of the fire was determined to be electrical in nature from a box fan that was plugged up in the bedroom. 

Fire crews brought the blaze under control 20 minutes later but the home sustained heavy fire and smoke damage throughout. There were no injuries at the fire and the cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.