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A fire at the new Rouse's happened Monday night.

There are some simple things would should and should not do to stay "fire safe" in our homes.

An occupant sleeping while a fire began burning up a Lafayette house and a vehicle is fortunate to escape uninjured after a mail carrier delivering mail took action.

New Year's celebrations will be happening across Acadiana all weekend long into Monday and the turning of the calendar into 2024.

The house suffered substantial damage.

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The homeowner called 911 when she was woken by a smoke alarm at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday.

You may just have 60 seconds to escape a burning home.

Lafayette Fire Department investigator Alton Trahan said firefighters were called out to the home at 10:40 p.m. Thursday.

When crews arrived, heavy smoke was coming from the inside. Trahan says firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze within ten minutes.

Lafayette fire department officials want the community to think about how they are going to warm their homes over the next few nights.

Don Pyle was not home at that time.

No injuries were reported.

A family is grateful to be alive after an early morning fire destoryed their home. Lafayette Fire Investigator Alton Trahan says fire crews from four different cities responded to the home in Carencro.

Lafayette Fire Department Public Information Officer Alton Trahan joined "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" to talk about Fire Prevention Week. Trahan says there are many ways to work at fire prevention.

A two story office building on St. John Street that had old furniture stored in it, went up in flames this past weekend.