A Thanksgiving morning mobile home fire in Coushatta that claimed the lives of a 59-year-old man and a 4-year-old girl is under investigation by the state fire marshal’s office.
Investigators have not released the names of the victims.
Shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday, November 27, the Red River Parish Fire District reportedly responded to a residential fire in the 2400 block of Highway 71 in Coushatta.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the mobile home fully engulfed in flames. A 21-year-old resident was able to escape, but the two other occupants did not survive.
Investigators have not yet determined whether the home was equipped with a working smoke alarm. The cause and origin of the fire remain under active investigation.