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Wildfire in Northern St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Wildfire August 28, 2023 · Northern St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

$20K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Small brush fire started in Folsom quickly spread to a nearby house.

The wider storm

Fueled with the exceptional drought conditions, a small brush fire near Folsom quickly spread towards a house. A woman was caught outside as the fire spread, and was fatally injured by the fire before the fire spread to the nearby home. Shortly after, fire fighters were able to contain the fire.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1137309. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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