3-alarm fire engulfs former supermarket in New Orleans

  • Source: WWL-TV CBS 4 New Orleans
  • Published: 03/24/2020 09:56 PM

VIDEO: A massive fire in the Bywater engulfed an abandoned building Tuesday night, with flames from the roof visible throughout the surrounding neighborhood. The building, which had collapsed into a charred heap by early Wednesday morning, is where the chain of Schwegmann supermarkets began to evolve more than 150 years ago. According to the New Orleans Fire Department, dispatchers received a call about a large fire at the intersection of Piety and Burgundy streets around 10:10 p.m. Tuesday. When they arrived on the scene, they found the abandoned two-story building burning, with fire quickly spreading to nearby buildings. Both a second and third alarm were called and more than 50 firefighters arrived to stop the spread of the flames.



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