Lafayette Family of 8 Loses Home in House Fire

LAFAYETTE, LA (KPEL) —What is being ruled as an accidental house fire has left a Lafayette family of eight without a home, any personal belongings, and their service animal, who died in the fire.

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Saturday, the Scott Fire Department responded to a house fire on Sagebrush Drive, just off of Dulles Drive, around 9 pm.

As emergency crews arrived, heavy smoke was reportedly coming from the home before locating the fire in a bedroom and putting it out.

According to KADN, while officials were able to locate the fire’s general starting point and contain it, the cause is still under investigation…

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