The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire that prompted an evacuation at Faubourg Brewing Co.That fire broke out shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday on Jourdan Road.Firefighters responded within minutes and were notified that all night shift employees had been evacuated and accounted for. No injuries were reported.According to workers, they first noticed smoke coming from the ceiling. The building’s alarm then went off.Fire crews were later able to extinguish flames coming from the exterior of the roof.A news release from the NOFD says that the brewing company had contractors on site earlier in the day doing roofing repairs. An investigation is now underway to determine if that work had anything to do with sparking the flames.
The New Orleans Fire Department is investigating the cause of a two-alarm fire that prompted an evacuation at Faubourg Brewing Co.
That fire broke out shortly before 10:30 p.m. Friday on Jourdan Road.
Firefighters responded within minutes and were notified that all night shift employees had been evacuated and accounted for. No injuries were reported.
According to workers, they first noticed smoke coming from the ceiling. The building’s alarm then went off.
Fire crews were later able to extinguish flames coming from the exterior of the roof.
A news release from the NOFD says that the brewing company had contractors on site earlier in the day doing roofing repairs. An investigation is now underway to determine if that work had anything to do with sparking the flames.
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