BATON ROUGE — The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the scene of a suspected arson on Friday night along Madison Avenue. 

According to the department, around 6:15 p.m., firefighters responded to a vacant house fire on Madison Avenue, where they found fire coming from the rear of the house on the second floor.

While crews were able to contain fire damage to the back of the house, the home was considered a total loss. 

After speaking with neighbors and gathering evidence, fire investigators believe that the fire was the result of arson.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Baton Rouge Fire Department.