BATON ROUGE — A home on Sherwood Street caught fire Tuesday morning, Baton Rouge Fire officials said. 

BRFD units responded to the fire around 6:36 a.m. to find smoke and flames coming from the rear of the home. All occupants of the home were safe outside, BRFD added. 

By 6:44 a.m., the fire was out.

Damage was contained to the area where the fire started, and investigators determined that the fire was caused by an electrical issue near a utility room.