Airport crews are assessing damage after a fire at the Armstrong Airport.
The fire started on the third floor of a terminal in an electrical room causing sprinklers to pour water on several other floors in the terminal, according to an airport representative.
Kenner Fire Department and on-site fire crews responded to the fire.
Airport leaders say they got the report of the fire at around 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1.
The cause is still being investigated. No injuries were reported.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a local nursing home early Saturday morning.
After arriving at the Sterling Place Nursing Home, BRFD says “they were directed to the second floor of the building where a window air condition unit was on fire.”
A sprinkler activated in the room where the air conditioner was on fire and prevented more damage from occurring.
Eight total units, four pumpers and two ladders were required to put the fire out.
The cause of this fire was most likely a bird nest caught in the AC unit.
At the time of the fire, there were 144 people and around 20 workers residing in the nursing home.
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, “the second floor where the fire was is vacant, with no one living on that floor.”
That floor did sustain smoke and heavy water damage.
BRPD and EMS assisted the Baton Rouge Fire Department at the scene.
Sterling Place Nursing Home is located at 3888 North Blvd.
Officials say the sprinkler system at Affordable Home Furnishings put out the fire but dumped enough water to flood the adjacent Family Dollar and CSL Plasma.
SFD is currently pumping out the water. No injuries were reported.
The fire is under investigation.
Firefighters were called out to Alex Box Stadium for a fire before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 15.
The Baton Rouge Fire Department reported crews received the call about the fire at 12:40 a.m.
Officials said members of the LSU Police Department told responding firefighters there was a fire but the sprinkler system had doused the flames.
According to BRFD, police officers said a cardboard box had been put on top of a dryer and caught fire. The firefighters stayed on scene long enough to make sure the fire was out.
Fire officials added the power was turned off temporarily as a precaution. The laundry room and other nearby areas received water damage from the sprinkler system. Officials estimated the damage to be about $25,000.
No. 11 LSU defeated Indiana, 8-1, just a couple hours before the fire department responded to the fire.
There was no indication the fire would affect Saturday’s scheduled doubleheader between LSU and Indiana.
Fire crews were called to 650 W. Mckinley St. around 6:15 p.m. Firefighters arrived to find smoke coming from the kitchen of an apartment. The sprinkler system had activated and kept the fire from spreading. Another apartment received water damage from sprinklers activating.
The fire was under control within 15 minutes. Investigators are estimating $120,000 in damages.
Classes have been canceled for some Southern University students following a weekend fire.
The fire was reported at the nursing school building around 1 a.m. Sunday. Officials say the sprinkler system was activated, and the fire was contained and extinguished.
No one was inside the building at the time.
Firefighters arrived at the scene and secured the area. The university said that Monday classes that were supposed to be held in the building were canceled.
Officials said Monday the incident was deemed an electrical fire.
