Disabled Man Killed in Scott Fire
A disabled 18-year-old is dead after a fire in the Ile Des Cannes Apartments.
According to the Scott Fire Department, the call from Scottsdale Street came in just before 1 a.m. Sunday. When firefighters arrived, they found a quadruplex apartment engulfed in flames.
According to Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier, neighbors told firefighters that the victim was still inside the unit. Firefighters went inside and discovered the victim s body in a bedroom. Sonnier said the victim died of smoke inhalation.
Sonnier says the fire started in the victim s downstairs unit. The exact cause remains under investigation. The unit suffered major damage. The unit directly above sustained moderate damage. The other two units sustained minor damage. Nobody else was injured.
Fire fighters rescue person trapped in travel trailer after tree falls during storm
Scott Volunteer Fire Department
and last updated 2021-04-24 10:40:28-04
LAFAYETTE, La. - Beginning late Friday night, strong winds and rain entered the Scott area.
On Saturday, April 24, 2021 at 1:04 a.m., Scott Fire Department was dispatched to the 400 Block of D. Arceneaux road for a tree falling onto a travel trailer, according to Scott Fire Department Chief Chad Sonnier.
Upon arrival, firefighters observed that a large tree had fallen onto a travel trailer, trapping the occupant inside.
Firefighters utilized rescue equipment and chainsaws in an effort to remove the tree, Sonnier stated.
SFD: Cause of Scott house fire, explosion determined to be electrical in nature
KATC
and last updated 2021-04-08 09:28:03-04
The cause of an explosion and fire at a Scott home on Tuesday was determined by investigators to be electrical in nature.
The Scott Fire Department says the fire initiated from an exterior structure connected to the residence in the 100 Block of Lloyd Road.
Firefighters responded on April 6 at 7:33 p.m., to the residence in reference to an explosion and possible fire.
Upon arrival, firefighters say they observed a home engulfed in flames. As a result of high winds, the fire was beginning to spread to a neighboring home.
An electrical fire caused an explosion, destroyed one home and damaged another, the Scott Fire Department said.
Firefighters arrived at about 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at the home in the 100 block of Llyod Road in Scott. The home was completely engulfed and high winds were causing the flames to spread to a nearby home, Scott Fire Chief Chad Sonnier said in a release.
One person in the home was able to escape without injury, but a pet cat was unable to escape and died in the fire, Sonnier said. After knocking on the door to the neighboring home where a person who is hearing impaired lives, a neighbor used a large rock to enter the house and safely evacuate the resident.
Scott FD release details of Tuesday evening fire on Lloyd Road
KATC
and last updated 2021-04-07 11:35:39-04
The Scott Fire Department says the fire on Tuesday on Lloyd Road was accidental and a cause is still under investigation.
Officials say that on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 7:33 p.m., Scott Fire Department was dispatched to an explosion and possible residential fire in the 100 block Lloyd Road. Upon arrival, firefighters observed a home engulfed in flames.
As a result of high winds, the fire was beginning to spread to a neighboring home, they say.
Firefighters deployed two handlines, one to combat the engulfed home and another to the neighboring home. At that point it was realized the fire had already spread into the neighboring home s attic. An additional crew was then deployed into the attic where the fire was quickly extinguished. The fire in the initial home was then brought under control and extinguished.