tripped and fell but whose injury did not require hospital treatment. Reports indicated that the occupant of the house suffered from severe visual impairment. Investigators determined that the fire originated in the area of an electrical junction box in the basement but were unable to identify a cause. The house was not equipped with smoke alarms or other protection. The house and its contents, collectively valued at $40,000, were a total loss. LOUISIANA Resident dies when space heater ignites house fire A male resident died in a house fire that began when a space heater ignited books and carpeting in a second floor bedroom. Firefighters were dispatched to the fire following a phone call from an unknown person at 6:44 a.m. Firefighters reported smoke in the area while en route and found heavy fire showing from the second floor at the rear of a two-unit residence upon arrival. A woman standing outside informed crews that her brother lived in the upstairs unit and might still be inside. Crews attacked the main body of fire with two lines from outside the structure before transitioning to an interior attack and search. The interior team advanced a hose up the stairway, entered the bedroom and extinguished the fire. Crews found the victim's body in the doorway between the living room and bedroom in a position that indicated he had been moving into the bedroom. News reports indicated that the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Incident command requested that a police department chaplain report to the scene to assist with notification of family. Investigators determined that a space heater ignited books on the bedroom floor and spread to carpeting and other combustible materials and then spread to structural components of the house. The house was equipped with ceiling-mounted smoke alarms but N F PA . O R G / J O U R N A L * NFPA JOURNAL | 73http://WWW.NFPA.ORG/JOURNAL