The Shreveport Fire Department was dispatched to reports of a house fire in the 2100 block of Pearl St. on Tuesday, Feb. 25, at approximately 9:27pm. The 911 call was made by a neighbor to the Caddo 911 Dispatch Center that a house was on fire with heavy smoke and flames visible.

Upon arrival at approximately 9:32pm, the first fire crew from Station #6 encountered a vacant one story, wood frame structure which was fully involved with smoke and flames visible. Firefighters immediately initiated a coordinated offensive attack to suppress the flames but transitioned to a defensive attack as the conditions of the structure worsen.

The fire was placed under control within approximately 15 minutes of the first crew’s arrival, with 10 fire units – comprising of 22 firefighters and support personnel – responding to the scene.

Unfortunately, one Shreveport firefighter was taken to a nearby hospital for minor burns sustained from the fire. No citizens of Shreveport were injured.

The cause and origin of the fire are currently under investigation by the Shreveport Fire Investigation Office.