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The Lafayette Fire department responded to 504 Martin Luther King Drive after a apartment fire was reported.

The New Hope Baptist church on 9th street is thought to have been set on fire purposefully according to the state fire marshall's office.

State Fire Marshal H. “Butch” Browning says even though a Church Point mobile home had a smoke alarm one person died in the blaze.

Just after midnight on Satuday morning, the fire departments in Vernon and Pitkin responded to a fire on Delton Bailey road.

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.

Watch those space heaters.

Space heaters, extension cords, Christmas trees and decorations all contribute to holiday fatalities. Alton Trahan, Public Information Officer with the Lafayette Fire Department visited "Mornings With Ken & Bernie" to discuss fire prevention during winter months.

A Lafayette man is thankful to be alive after a fire destroyed his home yesterday. Fire investigators say the mobile home on Ambassador Caffery Parkway went up in flames yesterday evening, completely destroying it and causing damage to two nearby homes.

A man dies in an overnight house fire. Butch Browning with the State Fire Marshall's Office says firefighters arrived at the home in Ville Platte to discover it entirely in flames and unsafe to enter.

A reward is being offered for anyone who can help catch the person(s) responsible for the Natchitoches parish wildfire...

A popular program will resume for local residents. The Lafayette Consolidated Government Compost Facility reopens to the public today.

Running back Alfred Blue's family home was burnt down along with all of their possessions. Living in the home was Blue, his mother, his three younger siblings and his grandmother. The Relief-4-Blue fund has been set up to help the family get back on their feet...

Fire ripped through a Lafayette restaurant yesterday morning causing heavy damage but no injuries.

A Thursday afternoon fire at St. Martinville Primary School in St. Martin Parish led to a cancellation of classes for today.

An early Sunday morning fire claims the lives of two children in Crowley.

The National Guard has already dropped more than 260,000 gallons of water on the fire and they expect to drop more than 500,000 gallons of water by the end of today. The fires are not out yet, but the coming storms are hoping to help. Governor Bobby Jindal says people sensitive to smoke inhalation should avoid going outside, and if you must go outside to be safe...

The Louisiana National Guard is going to be dropping 500 gallons of water on fires that are in east New Orleans.

It was a rough night for Agave Restaurant on Vermilion as a fire in a trash can caused some damage to the restaurant.

A fire on Eraste Landry Road forces a mom and her children out of their home.

Last night Lafayette Fire officials responded to the Troop I State Police headquarters after a fire in their kitchen was reported.