Terrebonne sheriff praises deputies who saved chickens from shed fire
Staff
Terrebonne Parish Tim Soignet praised the actions of two deputies who took quick action Friday night to help rescue and protect a dozen chickens from a shed fire.
The fire occurred around 6:47 p.m. in Bourg when a backyard shed used as a chicken coop became engulfed in flames, authorities said.
Investigators believe the fire was ignited by a heat lamp that was set up to help keep the chickens warm through the night. Neighbors noticed the flames and notified the owner and called 911.
All the chickens were saved and none were injured during the fire, the Bourg Fire Department said. Deputies Justin LeBlanc and Landon Siglar helped the owners rescue the chickens as fire crews extinguished the blaze.