COUSHATTA, La. (KSLA) - The Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal (SFM) is investigating a fire from Thanksgiving morning that claimed the lives of two victims.

On Nov. 27, around 2 a.m., the Red River Parish Fire District responded to fire in the 2400 block of Highway 71 in Coushatta.

When firefighters arrived, they discovered a mobile home fully engulfed in flames.

A 21-year-old resident was able to escape, but others were not so fortunate. Two victims, a 59-year-old man and a 4-year-old girl, died in the fire.

Investigators are still trying to determine if there was a working fire alarm in the home.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

“Loss of life in a fire is devastating and often preventable,” said DPS Principal Assistant Chief Bryan J. Adams. “A working smoke

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