Building in the CBD at risk of partial collapse
NOFD: Building in the CBD at risk of partial collapse
The building is located along O’Keefe Avenue between Girod and Lafayette streets.
Updated: 10:32 PM CST Dec 14, 2024
AND WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS AT TEN. A PARTIAL BUILDING COLLAPSES IN THE CBD, CLOSING A STRETCH OF O’KEEFE AVENUE JUST BLOCKS FROM POYDRAS. WE’RE TOLD POLICE AND FIRE OFFICIALS RESPONDED TO THAT BUILDING IN THE 600 BLOCK OF O’KEEFE. THAT’S BETWEEN GERRARD AND LAFAYETTE STREETS. THE BUILDING WAS REPORTEDLY EVACUATED, AND THE NYPD SHUT DOWN O’KEEFE TO KEEP PEDESTRIANS AND DRIVERS SAFE. WDSU REPORTER SHAWANDA JONES IS LIVE AT THE SCENE FOR US AND SHAWANDA, WHAT CAN YOU TELL US? WELL, MORGAN, LIKE YOU SAID, I’M HERE AT 611 O’KEEFE AVENUE, WHERE A BUILDING IS SHOWING SERIOUS SIGNS OF STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. I’M GOING TO STEP OUT OF THE WAY SO MY PHOTOJOURNALIST CAN SHOW YOU A BETTER LOOK. THE BRICKS FROM THE SIDE PANELING IS NOW ON THE GROUND. YOU CAN EVEN SEE THE FOUNDATION BUCKLING NOW. EMERGENCY CREWS EVACUATED, RESIDENTS EARLIER TONIGHT FROM SURROUNDING BUILDINGS. YOU HAVE THE CIVIC THEATER IN THE BACK. YOU HAVE MULTIPLE BUSINESSES SURROUNDING AND A VERY, VERY LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEX RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. ALL OF THOSE HAVE BEEN EVACUATED. AND O’KEEFE AVENUE IS SHUT DOWN BETWEEN GERRARD AND POYDRAS STREET. POLICE AND FIRE CREWS ARE WORKING TO SECURE THE AREA, WHILE A CITY INSPECTOR EVALUATES THE BUILDING’S STABILITY. NOW HERE’S WHAT NEW ORLEANS FIRE CAPTAIN HAD TO SAY. IT LOOKS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HERE. IT’S ONE OF THE REASONS WE STOPPED TRAFFIC. WE’RE NOT SURE HOW BAD THIS BUILDING IS COMPROMISED. OF COURSE, IT’S AT NIGHT HERE, SO IT’S VERY DIFFICULT TO ASSESS. GUYS, THIS IS STILL A VERY ACTIVE SCENE. NOW, WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE WALKING OVER THE BARRIERS. PLEASE DO NOT DO THAT. THIS IS A VERY ACTIVE AND DANGEROUS SCENE. OF COURSE WE’RE GOING TO CONTINUE BRINGING YOU UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE NEWSCAST AS WE GET MORE INFORMATI
NOFD: Building in the CBD at risk of partial collapse
The building is located along O’Keefe Avenue between Girod and Lafayette streets.
Updated: 10:32 PM CST Dec 14, 2024
A portion of O’Keefe Avenue in the city’s Central Business District was closed to traffic Saturday night.Officials with the New Orleans Fire Department confirmed to WDSU that a building in the 600 block of O’Keefe Avenue, between Girod and Lafayette streets, is at risk of partially collapsing.Right now, it is unclear what may have prompted the collapse, but officials say they have evacuated several buildings in the immediate area.That part of the CBD is heavily traveled by vehicles and pedestrians. People are being asked to avoid the area until further notice.
A portion of O’Keefe Avenue in the city’s Central Business District was closed to traffic Saturday night.
Officials with the New Orleans Fire Department confirmed to WDSU that a building in the 600 block of O’Keefe Avenue, between Girod and Lafayette streets, is at risk of partially collapsing.
Right now, it is unclear what may have prompted the collapse, but officials say they have evacuated several buildings in the immediate area.
That part of the CBD is heavily traveled by vehicles and pedestrians. People are being asked to avoid the area until further notice.
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