Overview
- Fire crews were alerted around 12 a.m. Sunday to a blaze in the 1100 block of Grinage Street in Houma.
- The victim’s brother sustained serious fire-related injuries and was transported to University Medical Center in New Orleans, with no condition update released.
- The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal has opened an investigation and has not yet identified a cause.
- Authorities have not confirmed the presence or operability of smoke detectors in the residence.
- DPS Principal Assistant Chief Bryan J. Adams urged residents to maintain working smoke alarms, noting free installations are available through Operation Save-A-Life via local fire departments.