NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A building partially collapsed on the 500 block of St. Louis Street in New Orleans on Thursday.
According to the New Orleans Fire Department, concrete and brick fascia materials, as well as roofing material of the Kurt E. Schon LTD building, fell onto the street and sidewalk. No pedestrians or vehicles were in harm’s way at the time.
The NOFD said contractors were repairing and replacing the building’s gutter system when the incident occurred.
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The Schon Building contains an art studio on the first floor and five apartments on the upper three floors. Only one resident was home at the time…