LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Community members gathered together in remembrance of the Fire of 1910 on Wednesday for its 115th anniversary. The Fire of 1910, which lasted four hours, consumed 109 ...

June 15, 2023 –Lake Charles, LA – On June 3, US Fire Pump’s Emergency Response Team, renowned experts in industrial firefighting, demonstrated its exceptional capabilities when called into ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - The Office of the State Fire Marshall confirms an investigation is underway in a fatal house fire Monday. Few details have been released at this time, but we know a female ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - Fire crews extinguished a house fire near the corner of Sale and Prien Lake roads in Lake Charles this morning. Heavy smoke could be seen across southeast Lake Charles ...

Lightning Electrotechnologies analyzed a video which seems to show the lightning strike that caused a June 3, 2023, tank fire at Calcasieu Refining's tank farm in Lake Charles, La. The tank ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. — A shelter-in-place has been lifted for the West Lake area in Calcasieu Parish following a fire on Tuesday morning. The shelter-in-place order was put into effect after a fire ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. — A portion of residents in Lake Charles were under a shelter-in-place order after a fire at a chemical facility on Tuesday, according to Louisiana State Police. Officials said ...

The Fire of 1910, which lasted four hours, consumed 109 buildings and 60 residents lost their lives. In a heroic effort, more than 100 men worked during the fire to load courthouse records into wagons ...