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BRFD: Early Friday morning fire off North Sherwood Forest Boulevard was caused by unattended stove
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BATON ROUGE — Baton Rouge Fire crews put out an early Friday morning house fire along Tams Drive off North Sherwood Forest Boulevard.
Firefighters arrived at the scene around 4:07 a.m. and put the fire out within ten minutes.
According to a BRFD spokesperson, flames and smoke were visible from the home's front window. Firefighters contained the fire to the kitchen.
A child was able to get out of the home before crews arrived, while a second occupant was found when firefighters arrived.
According to investigators, the fire was caused by an unattended pot on the stove.
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