Fire destroys house

The Ville Platte Fire Department and Ward One, District Two, responded to an early morning fire Wednesday, April 16. Over the last two weeks, firefighters have been utilizing their skills in water shuttles for the rating commission, and those drills came in handy as firefighters had to bring water to the area to fight this blaze, which had fully engulfed the home by the time they arrived. The department responded shortly after 4:30 a.m. with 22 firefighters and five trucks, three from Ville Platte, one from Faubourg and two from Chataignier. The fire destroyed the house, which belonged to the estate of Ervin Antoine, and damaged the house next to it. Details were still sketchy at press time, because the department was still investigating the incident.