New Orleans Fire Department: Civilian Injured In One-Alarm Fire On Franklin Avenue

Press release from the New Orleans Fire Department:

September 5, 2021

On Saturday, June 5, 2021, at 5:15 pm, the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) responded to reports of a fire in a one-story duplex at 2214/2216 Franklin Ave. The first company arrived on the scene at 5:22 pm, finding the resident at 2216 Franklin Ave. sitting outside and reporting smoke exiting the right side of the home. Firefighters immediately entered the building and determined the source of the fire to be in the kitchen.

Crews quickly extinguished the fire and worked to ventilate the home. Firefighters were able to isolate the breakers that were affected. The kitchen suffered significant smoke damage but was habitable.

The resident that was home at the time of the fire requested to be taken to a local area hospital to be evaluated for minor smoke inhalation. The residents living at 2214 were able to return home. Eight NOFD units carrying twenty-five Fire Operations personnel were deployed to the scene of this fire. The fire was placed under control at 5:28 pm. There was one civilian transported and evaluated for smoke inhalation.

No firefighters were injured. The New Orleans Emergency Medical Services (NOEMS) also assisted in mitigation of this incident. The cause of the fire was deemed to be an electrical circuit overload. 911 Call Received: 5:15 p.m. 1 st Alarm: 5:16 p.m. On Scene: 5:22 p.m. Under Control: 5:28 p.m. NOFD Personnel: 25 NOFD Units: 8 Cause: Electrical Injuries: Civilian (Smoke Inhalation

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