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Fire destroys house in Downtown Shreveport

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SHREVEPORT, LA (KSLA) -

A fire destroyed a house in Downtown Shreveport Saturday afternoon.

Shreveport Fire Department Chief Louis Johnson says around 5 p.m. firefighters responded to a fire at a two-story wood-frame house in the 900 block of Pickett Street. Smoke and flames were shooting from the house when they arrived. Johnson says smoke could be seen from miles away. Firefighters were able to get the fire under control within 20 minutes.

Johnson says the house was unoccupied and no utilities were connected. Neighbors say a vagrant does frequent the house.

No injuries were reported. Fire investigators are still trying to determine how the fire started.

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