Nine people are displaced after an unattended candle sparked a fire at a four-unit apartment building in Lafayette Tuesday afternoon.
Lafayette firefighters responded to the area of Rue Royal shortly before 2:30 p.m. after receiving multiple 911 calls.
According to the fire department, the fire started in an upstairs bedroom when an unattended candle on a windowsill ignited combustible material. The flames spread to the attic and through the roof, causing damage to multiple units. Occupants of the apartment where the fire originated were downstairs when they noticed the blaze. They alerted their neighbors and called 911…