Four people, including two children, are dead after a house fire in Winnsboro early Tuesday morning.
Franklin Parish Sheriff Kevin Cobb announced that at about 3:20 a.m. Tuesday morning, his office received a report of a residential fire on Willow Street in Winnsboro.
The Sheriff’s Office and the Winnsboro Fire Department responded and found a structure fully engulfed in fire. Cobb said deputies and firefighters attempted entry to the residence to rescue the occupants but were ultimately unsuccessful due to the widespread nature of the fire.
Recovery efforts are ongoing.
There were four individuals in the home, Cobb said, two of whom were young children. The four did not survive the fire. Sheriff Cobb has asked the community to join him and his staff in prayer for the family and friends who are mourning this great loss.
Social media posts have identified the victims as a mother, her two children, and their grandmother.
The Louisiana State Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating the fire. The Fire Marshal is already investigating a devastating January 3 fire at Winnsboro’s First Presbyterian Church.
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