May 21, 2009 - Mid-Morning Fire damages home in Caddo Heights Community

Occupant was not at home

This morning at 9:48 am, the Shreveport Fire Department was dispatched to a single-story, wood-framed home located at 1537 Camille Street in the Caddo Heights area. Fires crews arrived on scene in less than five minutes and extinguished the fire in less than fifteen minutes. Fire crews reported that heavy black smoke was spewing from the attic and eaves. The occupant was not at home when the fire was reported.

The first arriving company officer noted deep charring to the cabinets near the oven/stove top after extinguishing the fire which indicated that the fire started in that area of the home and had been burning awhile before it was discovered.

Fire investigators have determined that this fire originated at an electric cook plate that was on the counter top near the stove top. The fire caused an estimated $15,000 worth of damages.