House Fire Sends One to Hospital

An early morning fire in D’iberville sends one to the hospital with burns to the head and hands.
The D’iberville Fire Department responded to a home on Ginger Drive in the Forrest Cove subdivision after four this morning. Units arrived to flames showing from a bedroom window, which quickly spread into the attic space. Firefighters extinguished the fire within 16 minutes. The residence was occupied by a family of eight.
So far, the investigation has determined that the home had no working smoke detectors installed. The cause of the fire is still under investigation at this time.