At approximately 4:30 p.m. Thursday, flames crawled about an abandoned house on the corner of Third and Chestnut streets in downtown Lafayette.
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Flames take the eerie shape of a fire creature angrily raising its arms.
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The fire grows and moves from right to left at the vacant house.
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The fire creature appears to be climbing up on the roof (left) as the flames roil and grow to its right.
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Orange flames consume a portion of the house as a column of smoke billows and twists upward against a blue sky.
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Lafayette Fire Department personnel arrive and get to work unloading the hose.
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LFD personnel tame the fire with a serious soaking.
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A second LFD unit arrives on the scene and receive directions from a supervisor.
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As LFD firefighters begin to get a handle on the fire, stubborn flames continue inside the structure.
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A LFD firefighter shrouded in smoke removes more hose for the fire.
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A passerby watches as LFD firefighters attend to the front the house.