Multiple LA Buildings Damaged in 4-Alarm Blaze

April 20, 2022
New Orleans firefighters battled a massive 4-alarm fire that damaged multiple structures and left close to a dozen homeless.

An early morning four-alarm fire in New Orleans tore through a two-story structure and damaged 2 dwellings leaving close to a dozen people homeless.

Firefighters were called to a reported fire with the possibility of people trapped around 5:30 a.m., Wednesday morning.

Crews arrived to heavy fire conditions from the rear of a two-story structure and conducted searches to ensure all occupants had escaped, according to a New Orleans Fire Department press release.

The fire was immediately upgraded to a second and third alarm upon arrival due to heavy fire conditions.

Within fifteen minutes, a fourth alarm was requested when fire broke through the roof sending large embers to two nearby structures catching them on fire.

The fire department deployed twenty-three units carrying sixty-eight fire operations personnel to battle the fire.

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