Woman killed in Marrero house fire

Bella Dardano

May 7, 2024 at 6:11 PM

MARRERO, La. (WGNO) — The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office and the Eighth Fire Protection District of Jefferson Parish are investigating a fire that left a woman dead in Marrero on Tuesday, May 7.

The JPSO reported firefighters responded to a fire at a home in the 3000 block of Sorbonne Drive around 3:15 p.m.

Teen reported missing in Metairie

JPSO officials said once the fire was extinguished, an unresponsive woman was found inside the home. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

Additional information was not released.

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