Fire at apartment complex on Rodin Drive undetermined

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Officials with the Baton Rouge Fire Department said crews responded to a fire Tuesday evening at the Melrose Apartments in the 1100 block of Rodin Drive.

The fire began around 5:11 p.m. in one of the units, firefighters say. Crews had the fire under control by 5:30 p.m.

When firefighters arrived at the scene they found fire in the bedroom of the apartment.

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Fire investigators say all of the fire damage was contained to the unit where the fire started, but adjacent units received smoke damage.

During the investigation, fire officials were able to determine the fire began in a bedroom closet but could not pinpoint a cause.

At this time the fire is undetermined and remains under investigation.

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