The New Orleans Hearth Division is on the scene of a partial constructing collapse on Journal Road and Felicity Road within the Decrease Backyard District.

The constructing collapsed round 5:45 p.m., and the fireplace division was dispatched to a constructing at 1815 Journal Road.

Once they arrived to the scene they discovered a two-story vacant constructing with the second-story partially collapsed and particles masking the sidewalk.

A automobile parked in entrance of the construction was broken.

The constructing is vacant and is positioned at 1700 Journal Road on the nook of Felicity Road.

NOFD says Security and Permits officers are on the scene to find out the protection of the constructing a surrounding space.

Officers are asking the general public to remain away from the scene.

New Orleans Hearth Division additionally reported no accidents from the collapse.

Sprint cam video from LaRhonda Lou Collins reveals the constructing collapsing after which the transformer exploding.

Ring digicam footage from a close-by enterprise, you possibly can hear the second the constructing collapses and the transformer explodes.

Entergy New Orleans points assertion on collapse:

Witnesses informed WDSU they believed a transformer blew, inflicting the constructing to break down, however Entergy New Orleans issued an announcement saying the constructing collapsed first, inflicting the transformer to blow.

“A construction collapse on the nook of Journal and Felicity precipitated injury to Entergy gear, together with a transformer — which created the flash seen by these close by. To be clear, the transformer was impacted by the constructing collapse; it was not the trigger. Entergy crews are on website and dealing with public security businesses to safe the situation,” Entergy New Orleans mentioned.

Entergy is on the scene of the incident to mitigate any points with energy traces and potential fuel leaks.

Energy Outages:

The restaurant Gris-Gris, which is throughout the road from the constructing posted on fb that they’re presently shut down and partially out of energy as a result of constructing collapsing from throughout the road.

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As of 9:30 p.m., Entergy New Orleans is reporting 310 folks with out energy within the space.

Earlier constructing collapses:

That is the second partial constructing to break down prior to now two weeks.

A constructing partially collapsed within the 600 block of O’Keefe Avenue, between Girod and Lafayette Road on Dec. 14.

Many companies in that space have been evacuated as a result of collapse.

The companies have been capable of reopen two weeks after the preliminary collapse.

In September, a constructing collapsed in Central Metropolis on the intersection of Oretha Fort Boulevard and Thalia Road close to the New Orleans Jazz Market.

The constructing was demolished shortly after the collapse.

The intersection of Journal and Felicity Road additionally skilled a big hearth that displaced a number of residents in October.

The hearth occurred on Hastings Place, close to the collapse in a two-story residential constructing. Seven folks have been displaced from that fireside and two firefighter have been harm whereas battling the fireplace.