Investigators from the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office are shown at the scene of last Thursday’s fatal fire just outside of Franklinton. The fire resulted in the death of a 72-year-old man who had mobility problems. Fire officials are stressing that everyone needs to respect the current statewide burn ban because conditions are dangerously dry.
Despite a mandatory statewide burn ban in effect, fires continue to break out in Washington Parish and across Louisiana.
On August 11, a massive woods and brush fire in the Mount Hermon area required firefighters and equipment from 18 different fire departments to finally put the blaze out.
