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No one was injured as a result of the fire.

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KATC is reporting that one person is dead after an overnight house fire in the 200 block of Roger Road in Scott.

According to Lafayette Fire Department spokesperson Alton Trahan, they responded to a reported house fire last night at 227 Benjamin Street shortly before 8:40 pm. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the house was fully engulfed.

Officials with the State Fire Marshal's Office are continuing their investigation of a fatal house fire in Abbeville that happened in the early hours of Wednesday, December 2.

Space heaters should be plugged directly into wall sockets.

Officials remind people that you should never go back into the burning home.

The cause of the blaze is believed to be an electrical lamp that malfunctioned.

A GoFundMe account has been established to aid the family in the process of rebuilding their home.

A home in Lafayette suffered extensive damage in a fire on Monday afternoon.