‘Example of blight in New Orleans’: Milan property damaged in fire was subject of complaints for years

NEW ORLEANS — Firefighters are investigating a suspicious fire at a vacant, blighted double in the Milan neighborhood.

Crews were called to the 3400 block of South Liberty Street around 10 p.m. Monday. It took about 15 minutes to put out the flames, keeping the fire from spreading to neighboring homes, the New Orleans Fire Department said.

Home security video appears to show a man walking down the street, heading up to the wood-frame building and appearing to light it on fire. He pauses to watch the flames, then walks toward Louisiana Avenue…

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