Firefighters quickly take control of fire on Lee Street

Submitted by Michael Bordelon on Fri, 03/06/2015 - 20:32

Nine trucks and 21 volunteer firefighters responded to a house fire at 1366 Lee Street in Ville Platte at 2:11 p.m. Thursday afternoon. Interim Fire Chief Chris Harrison said the fire was the result of a heater malfunction while the owner, Gene Latour, was away from the house. No one was injured in the fire, but the house was destroyed.