An Algiers apartment building caught fire overnight after someone left a barbecue grill unattended on a balcony, New Orleans firefighters said early Monday.
The residents escaped the building safely, according to the New Orleans Fire Department, but one firefighter was injured during the response, getting a cut on the hand.
The fire was reported at 1:06 a.m. at Cypress Run Apartments at 6101 Tullis Drive. When NOFD arrived six minutes later, they said flames were coming through the roof of the three-story, wood-framed building.
Twenty-one of the 22 units were occupied, NOFD said. It wasn't immediately clear how many of the apartments were damaged in the fire.
The two-alarm fire was under control at 1:54 a.m., authorities said. In total, 17 NOFD units carrying 44 personnel responded. Entergy, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and the New Orleans Police Department also responded.
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