The Lafayette Fire Department responded around 8:30 this morning to a house fire in the 100 block of St. Charles St. Emergency dispatchers received a call from a neighbor indicated heavy smoke coming from the home. Firefighters arrived at the home within five minutes, where flames were coming from the front door and windows. The occupant of the home was outside. First responders entered the home and discovered the living room engulfed in flames. The fire was brought under control within twenty minutes and the home sustained heavy fire damage. A firefighter sustained minor burns to his hand while combating the fire; he was treated and released. The home was occupied by a husband and wife; the husband had gone to the store half an hour prior to the fire being reported. His 64-year-old wife was home when she noticed the fire in the living room.