Fire Outbreak At Beyoncé And Jay Z's New Orleans Mansion, Police Investigating Possible Arson

A fire blaze was seen at a mansion belonging to Beyoncé and Jay Z and is being investigated as possible arson.

The New Orleans Police Department confirmed that a suspicious person was reported in the area on Wednesday, July 21, around 6.20 p.m., when the fire was believed to have started.

The fire in New Orleans' 1500 block of Harmony Street appeared to have started in the kitchen.

It took 22 firefighters more than two hours to put out the fire and according to WGNO News, a man was seen fleeing the property.

August Arther said: "I was walking around the corner with my dog... and I saw a lot of smoke coming out.

"My neighbor around the corner, she saw a dude jump over the fence on the backside of Harmony and Eighth."

On July 22, agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives were seen on the property.

"It could have been much worse if they hadn't arrived when they did. It is a historic house", said a fire department spokesperson to the New York Post.

According to The Mirror, the stunning home, worth a reported $2.4 million, has been owned by Sugarcane Park LLC, a management company managed by Beyonce's mother Tina Knowles, since 2015.

It has six bedrooms, six and a half bathrooms, and a total floor area of 15,200 square feet.