New Orleans • Orleans Parish
Posted November 10, 2026, at 9 a.m. CST
Seven residents were displaced and one was taken to a hospital after a November 9 apartment fire on Florita Court in New Orleans East, the New Orleans Fire Department said.
The department attributed the fire to an electrical outlet in an interior wall separating two apartments. It said the American Red Cross had been contacted to help the displaced residents.
Crews reached the occupied, single story building at 7 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming through doors and windows. Firefighters searched the building and determined that all residents had either escaped or been away from home.
Emergency medical personnel treated one resident for smoke inhalation before transporting her to a hospital for further evaluation. Firefighters also rescued two dogs from a rear apartment.
Crews brought the fire under control at 7:52 p.m., according to NOFD. No other civilian or firefighter injuries were reported.