DENHAM SPRINGS — A tragic string of house fires across Louisiana has left eight people dead in just one week, prompting urgent warnings from state fire officials about the critical importance of working smoke alarms.
In Denham Springs, a 65-year-old man died early Sunday morning when a fire ripped through his home. According to firefighters, there were no smoke alarms installed in the residence.
“When I got there, two others had already stopped,” Felicia Fitzgerald, a neighbor, said. “We could hear the man screaming for help, and all we could do was stand and listen.”…