Disasters · Fatal house fireSpringfield Louisiana house fire: Sister and brother killed, no working smoke alarmAired October 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTCWritten October 26, 2026 at 10:36 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:07Firefighters found a sister and brother dead inside their home.0:10Two members of the same family are dead, and authorities say their house had no0:14working smoke alarm.0:15Investigators still have to determine where the fire started and what caused it.0:18The woman was sixty-five, and her brother was sixty-one.0:21Firefighters found both inside the house on Faust Circle.0:25The Louisiana State Fire Marshal's office is investigating their deaths and the0:28fire.0:28The home was on Faust Circle in the Springfield area of Livingston Parish,0:32Louisiana.0:33The location is described around Springfield, but the property's position inside or0:37outside the town limits hasn't been clarified.0:39The fire happened early Saturday, October twenty-four.0:42The two deaths were confirmed Monday, October twenty-six.0:45A later update placed the response around six forty two that morning.0:49An earlier estimate put it after seven.0:51So the exact arrival time remains unclear.0:53The description of the fire as happening shortly before seven fits that early0:57morning window.0:58The time a fire begins and the time firefighters arrive can be different.1:02The address carries two different block numbers: twenty thousand and two thousand.1:06Foss Circle in Livingston Parish is consistent, but the extra zero hasn't been1:10resolved.1:11A precise property address still needs clarification.1:13Other location descriptions included Killian and Tickfaugh's Broadmoor neighborhood1:17off Highway20.1:18Two, those descriptions don't settle the property's municipal boundaries.1:21Authorities say the house had no working smoke alarm.1:24That finding concerns the warning people receive when a fire breaks out.1:27Investigators haven't announced an ignition source or where the fire began.1:30The siblings' names aren't yet available.1:32State Fire Marshal Chief Chad Sonnier offered condolences to the family and loved1:36ones mourning the siblings.1:37Sonia warned that a fire can turn deadly in minutes.1:40He said working smoke alarms give people early warning and precious time to escape1:44before smoke and flames make getting out impossible.1:46The warning doesn't explain how this fire began.1:49Investigators are still working to determine its origin and cause, and no date has1:54been announced for their next update.1:55Sonia urged residents to have working smoke alarms on every level of their homes and1:59near sleeping areas.2:01Louisiana's Operation Save, a life program, provides residents with free smoke2:05alarms and professional installation.Explore with HeyDexFollow via RSSThe shortThe short ↗
