Overnight house fire north of Covington leaves family homeless ...

An overnight house fire in the Lake Ramsey community north of Covington completely destroyed a trailer home, leaving a family of three homeless, according to information from St. Tammany Fire District 12. No one was home when the blaze broke out at 76021 Carroll Drive, and no one was injured, spokesman James Hartman said Friday.

The fire was reported at 4:35 a.m., Hartman said, and firefighters arrived seven minutes later to find 60 percent of the double-wide trailer in flames. Four fire engines, a tanker truck and a rescue unit responded, with a total of 14 firefighters from Fire District 12, he said.

The fire was under control by 4:54 a.m., but Hartman said the fire apparently had started well before the first 911 call, and the damage was severe.

The owner was at work when the fire broke out, but returned after it was under control, Hartman said. The other two family members who lived there, a 22-year-old and a 2-year-old, also were away. The American Red Cross was notified and was sending aid.

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