August 22, 2009 - Firefighters Battle a Second Vacant Structure Fire in less than 48 hours

Arrived On The Scene In Less Than 3 Minutes

Shortly after 4:00 p.m. today, the Shreveport Fire Department responded to a vacant house fire at 403 N. Dale Avenue in the Allendale community. Firefighters arrived on scene within three minutes to find heavy black smoke coming all sides of the structure. Fire crews entered the unsecured structure and extinguished the fire within ten minutes. Fire officials report that no utilities were connected to the vacant structure and arson is the likely cause of this fire that originated in a utility room. There were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters.