BATON ROUGE — A vacant house along Pocasset Street caught fire, with Baton Rouge Fire officials saying the building is a total loss. 

BRFD crews responded to the fire around 11 p.m. on Thursday. When they arrived, they found the house engulfed in flames and quickly put out the fire, preventing its spread to nearby homes. 

Investigators said that the fire was intentionally set and is being investigated as an arson case.