smoke alarms

A baby died in a fire at a mobile home in the Dove Creek Community of Westlake, Louisiana, early Sunday morning. A couple and their toddler survived, but the infant's death is under investigation. The fire's cause is suspected to be electrical, and the home had functioning smoke alarms that aided the family's escape.

Lawrence County firefighters in Tennessee battled a house fire amid a 90+ degree heat wave on Monday, successfully containing the blaze before it destroyed the home. The resident escaped unharmed after smoke alarms alerted them to the fire, and emergency medical services monitored firefighters due to extreme heat. A recent funding increase for the fire department enabled enhanced staffing during the incident.