Unattended Candle Causes Lafayette Townhouse Fire

LAFAYETTE, La. (KPEL News) — A relaxing evening turned scary in Lafayette when an unattended candle ignited bathroom curtains, causing a fire in a townhouse on Bell Downs Drive. Thanks to fast response time from firefighters and a courageous neighbor, the situation was contained—without any fatalities.

Firefighters Respond Swiftly to Bell Downs Drive Incident

At approximately 7:11 p.m. on June 24, Lafayette firefighters received a report of smoke at a home in the 400 block of Bell Downs Drive. Crews arrived within five minutes to find smoke pouring from an upstairs window. They quickly located the blaze in an upstairs bathroom and extinguished it in under ten…..

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