(report filed at 10:00 am) – Firefighters from virtually every ward in Jackson Parish have responded to a fire at Paradise Funeral Home in Jonesboro in an attempt to extinguish the blaze that began sometime around 9:30 am this morning. 

At present no information has been made available as to how the fire started and there has been no report of injuries. 

Motorists are urged to stay away from the area and take an alternate route as the north bound lane of Hwy 167 and the exit area of Hwy 167 and Beech Springs road is blocked by emergency responder units. 

More information will be presented once made available.