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Police suggest you not use the Southbound Thruway near WalMart at this time.

Within 15 minutes the fire was extinguished but heavy damage was sustained.

The State Fire Marshall's Office and the St. Martinville Police Department have partnered to determine who set a woman's home on fire.

A man in Kentucky sustained serious burns to his leg after an E-Cigarette exploded in his pants pocket.

At 6:30am Tuesday Lafayette Firefighters responded to a fire at Popeye's on Johnston Street.

The Lafayette Fire Department quickly put out a small fire Monday morning at Paul Breaux Middle School.

The body of 45 year old Amber L. Callahan was found Monday evening int the remains of a New Iberia house fire.

There was smoke - related damage to the kitchen, but no one was injured.

The City of Broussard has purchased a state of the art fire suppression training system to educate citizens in the proper use of fire extinguishers.

Lafayette firefighters responded to a report of a fire this morning at a building at the 100 block of Cannan Drive off Kaliste Saloom Road in southern Lafayette.

Everyone was able to evacuate the house without injuries.

The vehicle was discovered by Baton Rouge Police who said a rag had been placed in the gas tank and ignited.

Imagine driving up to a house in your neighborhood and seeing what this deputy saw. Fortunately his courageous actions and quick thinking helped to save three lives.

Wednesday afternoon Lafayette Firefighters were called out to a home fire on East Spring Street near University. According to Department spokesman Alton Trahan the fire began in the kitchen. One woman was in the home at the time of the blaze but no injuries were reported...

Saturday night just before 6:00 The Erath Volunteer Fire Department responded to a mobile home fire on Racetrack Road. No one was in the mobile home and no injuries were reported. Cause of the blaze was determined to be an overheating extension cord according to investigators...

Thursday afternoon an 18 wheeler traveling on U.S. 190 in St. Landry Parish experienced a blow-out causing the vehicle to cross both lanes of traffic and ending up hitting a home. Even though the truck caught fire the driver of the rig and a child inside the home sustained only minor injuries...

The Lafayette Fire Department responded to a vehicle fire in the 2200 block of Cameron Street Thursday afternoon near Louisiana Scrap Metal Recycling. Alton Trahan of the Lafayette Fire Department says the fire was contained to the cab of a heavy duty trailer-truck...

The Thomas family of Youngsville lost their house to a lightning strike last month; friends and neighbors are hosting a fundraiser to help them.

Investigators determined the fire originated in the upstairs breezeway and was intentionally set.

The wood frame home was totally engulfed when firefighters arrived shortly after 4:00am.