LACOMBE, La. — Authorities say four children have died in a mobile home fire in Lacombe, La., about 25 miles north of New Orleans.
State Fire Marshal H. Butch Browning said in a news release that a 10-year-old boy, an 8-year-old girl and two 6-year-old girls died in the Saturday morning blaze. The victims' mother, grandmother and step-grandfather were injured.
Officials say the home was in flames when the Mandeville fire department arrived. Investigators have not yet determined the cause of the fire.