Jun. 16—New Orleans firefighters put out a blaze Thursday morning at an apartment complex in New Orleans East that has been abandoned since Hurricane Katrina. It's at least the third fire at the building in recent years.
The three-story building is in an overgrown, wooded area off Chef Menteur Highway near Michoud Boulevard. Vegetation covered the complex, making it inaccessible to fire engines, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. They used aerial equipment and ladders to get the fire under control.
No injuries were reported.
The fire was called in at 3:23 a.m. Thursday and deemed two alarms, which means NOFD personnel at the scene requested backup once arriving. It was under control as of 6:23 a.m.
The building has had homeless people living it over the years. Authorities didn't say if the building was vacant Thursday when they arrived.
The cause of Thursday's fire remains under investigation.
In total, 39 fire personnel responded, in addition to New Orleans police and New Orleans Emergency Medical Services.
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