Fire in New Orleans French Quarter restaurant; 2 injured
Smoke billows from the top floor as the New Orleans Fire Department battles a 5-alarm fire in the French Quarter between Bourbon and Royal Streets in New Orleans on Saturday, May 11, 2019. (Michael DeMocker/The Times-Picayune via AP)
NEW ORLEANS — Two people have been injured after a fire broke out in a restaurant in New Orleans’ tourist-heavy French Quarter.
New Orleans Fire Department spokesman Louis Carrier says it happened just before 7 a.m. Saturday at the Oceana Grill.
News outlets report two people were taken to an area hospital after complaining about smoke inhalation.
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Nearly two dozen fire units and more than 90 firefighters battled the flames before officials ruled the blaze under control around 10:45 a.m. The Copper Monkey Bar & Grill and Olde N’Awlins Cookery as well as several other nearby businesses were also affected.
Fire Capt. Edwin Holmes says the damage is going to be extensive.
A cause has not been determined.
The Associated Press
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