Yesterday afternoon, the Shreveport Fire Department were called to Portland Avenue to reports of a garage fire.

The first truck arrived on scene within 3 minutes and could see heavy smoke and flame pouring out of the carport of a home. The fire had already extended in to the single-story house.

All people in the house at the time the fire started were able to escape with their pets and no one was injured. 29 firefighters were able to bring the fire under control quickly and crews saw to it that all hot-spots were doused.

From SFD:

The origin and cause of the fire remain under investigation by Shreveport Fire Arson Investigators at this time. For fire safety information please contact the Shreveport Fire Prevention Bureau at (318)673-6740 or visit www.shreveportfire.org for more information.