Ville Platte man arrested in senior living apartment fire

State Fire Marshal (SFM) deputies arrested a Ville Platte man on Aug. 1 for setting fire to a unit at an elderly and disabled senior living apartment complex in Ville Platte. William McBride, 56, has been charged with aggravated arson. Shortly before 9 a.m. on Friday, the Ville Platte Fire Department responded to a fire in the 1000 block of North Reed Street in Ville Platte. Working smoke alarm…