Fire

Chilling images show houses burn out of control as firefighters have a very difficult time getting to them.

A video was submitted to us that shows a ring in the sky over Delcambre. The mysterious ring was directly over Lake Peignoir.

State Fire Marshal deputies are investigating a fatal fire in the St. Martinville area.

According to a live stream from WDSU, there is an apparent fire at the Hard Rock construction site in New Orleans.

According to Axiall Corporation, at approximately 1:40 PM Friday, a fire occurred in the vinyl chloride manufacturing area of Axiall Lake Charles (formerly PPG) chemicals complex. The facility is located immediately southeast of the I-10/I-210 interchange on the west side of Lake Charles near Sulphur...

At about 1:45 this afternoon we started getting calls from listeners about a possible fire at a plant in Westlake. We could see the smoke being blown to the north from our studios on the lakefront in Lake Charles. We were informed by the Office of Emergency Management that there had been a fire at Axiall (the old PPG) and that there had been a hydrochloric acid release.

File this under unexplainable:  A Winnsboro woman ends up in the hospital Sunday night covered in third-degree burns.  She says she was attacked by three men in white hoodies.  On her car, someone has painted "KKK" and racial slurs.  Just when everyone's hackles get raised, authorities say that the truth was, she set HERSELF on fire.  Say what?

After a small fire did a fair amount of smoke damage to the place, Darrell's Po-Boys will be reopening today for lunch.  On May 7, an ice machine caught fire, and while first responders were able to keep the fire contained and save the building,the owners took the opportunity to do some cosmetic work to the restaurant and bar...

The Calcasieu Parish Police Jury set its parishwide burn ban on fire this past week, allowing residents in the unincorporated areas of the parish to resume whatever burning activities they need to perform. The ban was officially lifted Friday.

Local firebugs are going to have to “chill out” thanks to dry and hot conditions. Even with Thursday and Friday’s rains, Calcasieu Parish has decided to renew its burn ban for the next month.

The Lake Charles Fire Department received a call around 2am this morning about a fire at Cormie's Grocery located at Big Lake Road and Country Club Road.

The Calcasieu Parish Office of Emergency Preparedness and Homeland Security has issued an outdoor burn ban.The Following is a Press Release from the Calcasieu Parish Police Jury: