Twelve Residents Displaced, One Person Injured, By Early Morning Fire In Central City

From the City of New Orleans:

January 6, 2021

On Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at 4:31 a.m., the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) was dispatched after receiving 911 call reporting a residential fire with possible persons trapped at 2000 Saint Andrew St. in Central City. The first NOFD unit arrived on the scene at 4:36 a.m., finding an occupied two-story, four-unit, camel-backed dwelling with flames extending from the first floor to the roof on the building’s left side. The size of the dwelling and possibility of persons trapped prompted the request for a second alarm at 4:46 a.m. After talking to the residents (2000 St. Andrew (2), 2000-A (6), 2000-B (2) and 2002 (2), it was determined that all were accounted for. An adult male at 2000 St. Andrew St., the probable apartment of origin, received varying degrees of burns to a hand and arm. He was transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. A third alarm was requested at 5:26 a.m. to bring in extra manpower to relieve the crews that had been working almost an hour to put out this stubborn fire.

Twenty-one NOFD units carrying fifty Fire Operations personnel were used to bring this incident under control at 5:59 a.m. There were no firefighter injuries reported and the cause of the fire is currently under investigation. The New Orleans Police Department, New Orleans Emergency Medical Services and Entergy all assisted in the mitigation of this incident. The American Red Cross has been requested to the scene to assist the displaced residents with housing vouchers, food, clothing, and information for longer term assistance needs.

Call Received: 4:31 a.m.
Dispatched: 4:31 a.m.
Arrival: 4:36 a.m.
Second Alarm: 4:46 a.m.
Third Alarm: 5:26 a.m.
Under Control: 5:59 a.m.
NOFD Units: 21
NOFD Personnel: 50
Injuries: 1 Adult male/burns to hand and arm
Cause: Under Investigation

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