Shreveport Fire Department received calls for a report of a house fire in the 2500 block of Dupont St. on Friday, April 25, at 1:06 a.m. The fire was called in by a neighbor of the home.

Engine 8 arrived first on scene at 1:10am and reported a single-residential home to be fully engulfed in smoke and flames. Overall 8 fire units and 26 firefighters responded to the incident before it was brought under control within 15 minutes.

The origin and cause of the fire remains under investigation by Shreveport Fire Arson Investigators at this time.