The fire spread to the home damaging approximately 50% of the second a third floors.
Crews quickly extinguished the fire and worked to ventilate the home. Firefighters were able to isolate the breakers that were affected.
There were approximately seven people in the home at the time of the fire. There were no other injuries reported.
Sixteen NOFD units carrying forty-four Fire Operations personnel were used to bring this incident under control at 7:38 p.m.
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Firefighters immediately began an aggressive exterior attack on the bulk of the fire which appeared to originate under the carport.
The house is now uninhabitable, but all those inside escaped safely.
Vacant structure fires are an issue in the city for a number of reasons, including the blighted buildings remaining post Hurricane Katrina.
On Friday, March 19, 2021 at 5:13 pm, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a 911 call reporting a house on fire.
No one was injured in the blaze.
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The building was a total loss.
The fire spread to the roof of a second vacant building nearby.
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There were no injuries reported and the cause of this suspicious blaze is currently under investigation.
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On Friday, February 19, 2021, at 4:27 am, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to a report of fire in a three-story abandone ...
A man who stated he was homeless and had been living in the complex for some time got out and was not injured.
The adult male occupant and his dog escaped without injury.
No one was injured, and the cause remains under investigation.
No one was injured, but many nearby occupied dwellings received smoke and water damage.
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There were no injuries reported at either fire and the cause of both are currently under investigation.
The cause of the blaze remains under investigation.
No one was injured in the blaze, but two families were displaced.
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