One dead after house fire on San Clemente Drive

BATON ROUGE – One person was killed in a house fire on San Clemente Drive Saturday morning, the Baton Rouge Fire Department reported.

BRFD says they arrived on scene around 5 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames. As firefighters worked to extinguish the fire, a family member arrived on scene and informed BRFD that someone may have been inside the home. Firefighters subsequently found the body under the rubble.

The house has been declared a total loss. Investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire.