St. Charles Parish family loses everything in fire, including graduation dress for teen

A St. Charles Parish family lost everything in a house fire, including an important item for their daughter's high school graduation, which is happening in just over 24 hours. "I'm still trying to piece it all together, like what really happened, what am I going to do. Then I just keep saying we have to get through graduation and I'll figure the rest out," said Leonie Agurcia. Fire swept through their home on Goodhope St. in Norco late Monday night following strong evening storms. "They weren't sure. I really don't know what triggered it, I have no idea," Leonie said. "Everything was bright orange, it was really flaming, embers were flying all over, it was like you had a bonfire with ashes flying everywhere but it was pieces of the house and car and stuff that were from that."
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Baton Rouge fire that displaced 22 residents was intentionally set, officials say

Investigators are searching for answers after a fire that displaced over 20 people at an apartment complex was determined to be intentionally set, according to the St. George Fire Department. The fire happened around 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, in the 8300 block of Ned Avenue, which is off Gardere Lane. The call reportedly came in as a shed on fire, but responding crews arrived on scene to find a two-story apartment complex with heavy smoke showing. According to the fire department, firefighters worked to extinguish the structure fire, and they got it under control within 15 minutes, using multiple handlines. All of the residents made it out of the building, and no one was injured, officials confirmed. The Red Cross was called to help the 22 people who were displaced by the fire.
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