Two families are without a place to live following an early Sunday morning fire in the old town section of Coushatta. Fire units were called to the scene at 201 East Carroll Street about 3:40 am Sunday.

Red River Fire Chief Shane Felts said “Red River had 5 units on scene and Natchitoches Fire District 9 had 5 units including an aerial ladder truck and extra manpower.”

According to Felts the structure was a 4 room duplex apartment building. The downstairs units were occupied and the upstairs was not.

There were no injuries to occupants from the fire. Chief Felts says it “looks like the cause of the fire was electrical toward the rear of the building.