Bossier Parish Fire District #1 was dispatched to Lawrence Drive in the North Merrywoods community for a residential structure fire on Saturday, Sept. 20, at 3:50pm.
First arriving units found that a burn pile had spread and extended into a single wide mobile home. The occupant safely exited the home and was actively fighting the fire from the exterior, keeping the fire contained to a single room.
BPFD units took over firefighting efforts and had the fire contained and out within 10 minutes. No injuries were reported. Two engines, one rescue, one EMS Unit, and one Chief responded.