December 29, 2010 - Two Lakeside Community Families Displaced by Duplex House Fire

Exact cause of this fire is under investigation

At 8:35 p.m., the Shreveport Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 2600 block of Portland Avenue in the Lakeside Community. When fire crews arrived on scene at 8:38 p.m., they discovered heavy smoke coming from the eaves and roof of a single-story, wood-framed duplex.

Initially neighbors reported that the house was occupied; however, after a thorough search of the house, firefighters determined that both homes were empty. It took 6 units --20 firefighters -- approximately 12 minutes to contain and control the fire. Fire officials determined the origin of the fire, but the exact cause of this fire is under investigation.