Louisiana Heartbreak As Two People Perish in a Fire

UPDATE:

Lafayette Fire Department spokesman Alton Trahan says that the woman injured in the fire has now died from her injuries.

She has been identified as Katrina JeanBaptist Nathan.

Trahan says the fire started on the stovetop in the kitchen. It does not appear that the home had a working smoke alarm.

ORIGINAL:

A heartbreaking incident happened on Saturday, March 1, as firefighters were called out to a home to respond to a fire, which turned fatal for one of the people in that home.

Officials say they were called out following a telephone call from a neighbor to emergency services that a home was on fire.

According to Lafayette Fire Department Spokesman and Public Information Officer Alton Trahan, this devastating situation started to unfold around 12:30 Saturday morning when a home in the 100 block of South Orange Street became engulfed in flames.

As firefighters went into the smoke and fire-filled home, they found the fire was raging in the kitchen. Trahan says they found two people in a bedroom, one male and one female. Firefighters were able to get both individuals out of the home, and both of them were taken to a local hospital.

According to Trahan, the 44-year-old male victim did not survive his injuries, and the 52-year-old woman is still listed in critical condition and is hospitalized. He says a dog that was in the home also died from the fire.

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