Elderly woman finds home engulfed in flames
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) - A fire burned for 30 minutes before firefighters could bring it under control.
On June 1, at 1:21 a.m., the Shreveport Fire Department(SFD) was dispatched to the 1900 block of Linear Street, Near Dr. Martin Luther King Drive and Hersey D Milson Drive. When firefighters arrived they learned an elderly woman had returned home to find her house fully involved with flames.
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SFD fought the inferno for more than 30 minutes before getting the fire under control.
The cause of the fire will be under investigation.
The battalion chief on scene says a search has yet to be conducted due to hot spots still being put out.
Family on the scene does not believe anyone was inside at the time of the fire.
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