“They lost everything” | Friends rally to help Denham Springs family after house fire

DENHAM SPRINGS — A Denham Springs family is left with nothing following a weekend house fire and are now living in a hotel. It happened on Sunday night on Benton Road in Denham Springs. It was the first of two fires Sunday night. A second one in Denham Springs (Watson), left three firefighters injured.

Firefighters say it appears the fire started in a barbecue pit, and the home is a total loss. Thankfully, no one was hurt as they escaped with minutes to spare.

Mia Quebedeaux tells UWK her dad Keith had just finished cooking on the grill and she, her boyfriend, their infant child, Quebedeaux’s brother and father had all just sat to the dinner table when someone started banging on the door…

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