The Shreveport Fire Department was dispatched to reports of a house fire in the 1900 block of Looney St. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, at approximately 4:29am. 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 4:34am, the first fire crew from Station #8 encountered a two-story, wood frame structure which was fully involved with smoke and flames visible. Firefighters immediately initiated a coordinated offensive attack inside the structure to suppress the flames but quickly transitioned to a defensive attack as the conditions of the two-story structure worsen.

Additional crews were requested on scene by the Incident Commander and the fire was placed under control within approximately 35 minutes of the first crew’s arrival, with 14 fire units – comprising of 33 firefighters and support personnel – responding to the scene.

Fortunately, there was no injury to any Shreveport Firefighters or citizens of Shreveport.

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