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Family remembers man who died in an apartment fire over the weekend
Family remembers man who did in weekend apartment fire
and last updated 2021-05-10 23:25:16-04
The Scott Fire Department has released the name of the person killed during a fire over the weekend in Scott.
Fire Chief Chad Sonnier identified the person who died in the fire at Scottsdale Street apartment complex as 19-year-old Ja vante Rideaux.
Sonnier says his firefighters were called to the apartment complex at about 12:44 a.m. Sunday.
They were told by neighbors that a person, who had a disability, was still inside the fourplex, which was burning. Firefighters went inside and found the person, identified as Rideaux in a bedroom. Rideaux died from smoke inhalation, Sonnier says.