BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — The Louisiana Department of Health confirmed two winter weather-related deaths Friday afternoon after a winter storm this week.

According to officials, hypothermia contributed to an 85-year-old Pointe Coupee Parish man’s death, and a 60-year-old Orleans Parish woman was killed in a fire caused by a space heater.

Two weeks ago, state health officials reported that a 65-year-old Rapides Parish man died of hypothermia.

All three deaths were winter weather-related.

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