Three members of a DeRidder family died in a house fire early Saturday, November 7, the Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal said in a release issued Monday, November 9.
The victims were a 76 year old man, his 74 year old wife and their 39 year old son. The agency did not identify them by name in its release.
The DeRidder Fire Department was dispatched at about 1:41 a.m. to the residential fire on Memosa Street. The department requested assistance from State Fire Marshal investigators.
Preliminary findings place the fire's origin in the home's west living room, according to the agency. Investigators had not determined the exact cause as of the November 9 announcement.