BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Firefighters battled a fire near Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Baton Rouge Tuesday afternoon, November 4.

The fire started around 3 p.m. on Main Street near North 24th Street.

Pictures from the scene showed smoke and some flames coming through the roof of the building.

At this time, no information has been released about a cause for the fire or the extent of the damage.

This is a developing story. Check back for more information.

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