NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating an overnight fire in New Orleans East.
NOFD officials reported being alerted of a fire in the 25000 block Chef Menteur Highway at 8:07 p.m. on Wednesday, May 21.
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Firefighters arrived at 8:19 p.m. to find a one story building fully engulfed in flames. They believe the building is a storage building with contents inside.
Due to the distance of the remote building, a second-alarm was called for extra manpower from the Fort Pike and Slidell Fire Departments.
All responders were able to get the flames under control by 9:12 p.m…