House catches fire after driver pulled smoking car along side of home
BATON ROUGE - A home caught on fire Tuesday evening after a driver pulled their smoking car next to the house and tried to put the flames out with a water hose.
According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, one person was in the Charles Street home when it caught on fire shortly after 6 p.m. and was able to make it out safely.
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The home was not deemed a total loss, but The Red Cross was called to assist displaced residents.