A woman died in a mobile home fire in the Bienville Parish town of Ringgold, the Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office reports.
Bienville Parish Fire District 4 and 5 firefighters responded to the blaze in the 2100 block of Washington Street about 8:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14.
The victim is believed to be the 44-year-old tenant, authorities say. Positive identification and determination of the cause of death are pending autopsy results. After assessing the scene and collecting witness statements, deputy fire marshals determined that the fire began in the kitchen area of the home. While the exact cause of this fire remains undetermined at this time, the state fire marshal’s office reports that deputies are unable to rule out the victim’s common practice of heating the home by running her electric stove burners and oven as a potential contributing factor to this fire.