BATON ROUGE - Fire crews put out a blaze that killed two dogs Saturday afternoon.

Around 4:36 p.m. firefighters responded to the 12000 block of Brogdon Lane near Stumberg Lane. 

The apartment fire was caused by a pot left on the stove while a tenant was cooking.

According to a report, when the resident left the kitchen for an unknown amount of time, they returned to see flames coming from the kitchen. 

The tenant who was in a wheel chair made it out safely with the assistance of a neighbor. Two dogs died by smoke.

One apartment received heavy fire and smoke damage while the apartment below received water damage.