NEW ORLEANS — Firefighters with the New Orleans Fire Department battled a 2-alarm fire at a New Orleans hotel Saturday evening.
The fire broke out in an unoccupied room at the New Orleans Midtown Hotel on Tulane Avenue at about 6:57 p.m., according to an NOFD report.
Fire officials say the fire quickly extended to other first-floor rooms through the hotel’s air conditioning system.
The hotel was about 20% full when all of the hotel's guests were evacuated safely. No injuries were reported. The fire is currently under investigation.
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