LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) -- A early morning house fire caused heavy damage to a Lafayette resident's home.

Lafayette firefighters responded to a house fire in the 600 block of Orchid Drive at 8 a.m. this morning.

Authorities said the owner, an elderly female, called 911 to report a small fire in her bedroom. When fire crews arrived on scene, heavy smoke was coming from the front of the single-family dwelling.

Firefighters entered the dwelling and discovered the bedroom engulfed in flames. The interior of the dwelling sustained heavy fire related damages.

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Fire officials determined that the fire started on the dresser in the bedroom. Electrical devices in the area are being examined for a possible malfunction.

The cause of

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