BATON ROUGE - Fire officials said a malfunctioning drink cooler may have sparked a Monday night fire at Caruso's Grocery. 

Baton Rouge firefighters and police officers swarmed the Highland Road store around 9 p.m. Firefighters said they found smoke coming from the side window and had to force their way in to fight the flames. 

The building was deemed a total loss. No firefighters or people were injured.