Lafayette house fire leaves one dead, another critically injured

LAFAYETTE, La. ( KLFY ) — A fatal house fire has resulted in a man and his dog dying, and another woman being critically injured.

Around midnight, Lafayette fire officials responded to a house fire on the 100 block of South Orange Street. Officials said when they arrived on scene, heavy smoke was coming from the wood-framed residence, and the residence had sustained heavy fire damage.

Officials entered the residence to discover the fire in the kitchen area. They searched the dwelling and found a man and a woman in a bedroom. They were immediately taken to a local hospital…

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