May 25, 2009 - Afternoon House Fire Damages Home

The fire was contained to one room

 
The Shreveport Fire Department responded to 2123 Carver Place this afternoon for a reported house fire at 5:04 PM.  Fire crews from Station Four arrived on scene within two minutes to find heavy smoke coming from a one story wood frame home.  The fire was contained to one room of the home causing moderate fire damage to it and moderate smoke damage to the remainder of the home.  The fire appeared to have started around an air conditioning window unit in the involved room. The fire was brought under control at 5:19 PM. 
 
The home was occupied at the time but all escaped without injuries.  There were no firefighter injuries.  The exact cause of the fire is still being investigated.