Deadly Louisiana Fire Started in Living Room

A fire inspector says the blaze that killed three children from Alabama started in the living room of the mobile home in Louisiana where they were staying, reports the Associated Press

A fire inspector said Thursday that a space heater may have started the fire, but there was so much damage investigators may never be certain.

Terrebonne Parish Coroner’s Office chief investigatorDanny Theriot确定了一个受害者s 13-year-oldRoxana Mejiaand her brothers, 11-year-oldJosue Mejiaand 9-year-oldRommy Mejia.

State Fire Marshal’s office District ChiefLance LaMarcasays another sibling, the children’s parents and four other children were taken to a Baton Rouge burn unit.

LaMarca says the children’s father was burned rescuing one child after smoke came under his bedroom door, but was unable to get the other three.

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