A man has died in a blaze that extensively damaged a house in Shreveport, authorities say.
The fire in the 600 block of David Drive was reported at 6:17 p.m. Wednesday, Caddo 911 dispatch records show. That’s just south of West 84th Street in the city’s Pin Oak Park subdivision in the Cedar Grove neighborhood.
Heavy flames were coming from the front and right side of the one-story house when the first firefighters from Station 9 arrived about 6:20 p.m., said Skip Pinkston, chief of special operations and safety for Shreveport Fire Department.
And the roof partially collapsed, making it more difficult for firefighters to fight the blaze and search the structure, he said. “Neighbors on scene reported the homeowner was still inside the burning home.”
The man was found dead in the rear of the house.