Four people are dead in a pair of house fires in Louisiana over the weekend. Ken Pastorick with the State Fire Marshal’s Office says one happened Saturday morning in Hessmer, in Avoyelles Parish.
“They killed a 58-year-old man, 47-year-old woman and a 10-year-old boy,” Pastorick said.
The other fire happened late Sunday night in Houma, in which a 70-year-old man was killed, while his brother suffered serious injuries. Pastorick says the causes of these fires are unknown at this time.
“We don’t know that there is anything in common with either of these two right now. We’re in the early stages of our investigation, trying to determine the cause and the origin of these fires,” Pastorick said.
Pastorick says these fires underscore the sheer importance of always having working smoke detectors in your home.
“We know the house in Hessmer did not have a working smoke alarm. The house in Houma, it’s undetermined at this time,” Pastorick said.
