NOFD Battles Early Morning Two Alarm Fire At The Corner Of Gravier And South Tonti Streets

From the City of New Orleans:

January 10, 2021

On Sunday, January 10, 2021 at 5:42 a.m. the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) were dispatched following a call reporting a building on fire at the corner of Gravier and S. Tonti Streets. The first NOFD unit arrived on the scene at 5:48 a.m., finding a two-story abandoned building with flames already through the roof. A second alarm was struck immediately at 5:49 a.m. The dilapidated condition of the structure and likelihood of collapse prevented firefighters from making any kind of interior attack on the fire. Although there were no utilities servicing the structure, Entergy Electric was called to de-energize powerlines so that firefighters could safely raise aerial apparatuses as part of the exterior attack.

Fifteen NOFD units, supported by thirty-four NOFD Fire Operations personnel, were used to bring this incident under control at 6:49 a.m. There were no injuries reported and an investigation is pending once the incident scene is deemed safe.

Call Received: 5:42 a.m.
Dispatched: 5:42 a.m.
Arrival: 5:48 a.m.
Second Alarm: 5:49 a.m.
Under Control: 6:49 a.m.
NOFD Units: 15
NOFD Personnel: 34
Injuries: None reported
Cause: Undetermined/Investigation Pending

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