![Oven Used to Heat Lafayette Apartment Nearly Burns Down Kitchen](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2021/02/Fire-at-Northgate-Apartments-Lafayette-Fire-Department.jpg?w=630&h=420&zc=1&s=0&a=t&q=89&w=980&q=75)
Oven Used to Heat Lafayette Apartment Nearly Burns Down Kitchen
A mother and her teenage son had to get out of their Lafayette apartment on Wednesday after the oven being used to heat the living space apparently malfunctioned.
In a press release, Lafayette Fire Department spokesman Alton Trahan says an apparent loose connection with the plug and outlet caused an electrical arc, which damaged the kitchen wall and ceiling area. Fortunately, the mom was able to smell the burning in the kitchen while she was in another room, call 911, and get her and her son out without getting injured. Trahan says the fire was behind the range burning up the wall.
The incident happened at Northgate Apartments around 1:00 p.m.
Two adjacent units had light smoke damage.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Lafayette Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying iPad Theft Suspect](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-15T194605.280.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alleged Donald Trump Shooter Spotted Nearly 30 Minutes Before Shots Fired](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161431349.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![WATCH: Would This Viral ‘Texas Gumbo’ Pass a South Louisiana Inspection?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/12/attachment-Texas-Gumbo-Pepper-Belly-Pete.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Breaux Bridge Man Drowns After Car Plunges into Pond](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-16-copy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Donald Trump Has Made His Vice Presidential Pick](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2159730000.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CHECK IT OUT: You Can Rent This Awesome Tower in New Iberia, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-new-iberia-airbnb-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)