Overview
- The New Orleans Fire Department said the fire started in a second-floor storage room, with the first report coming at 11:02 a.m.
- The response escalated from a second to a third alarm as firefighters cleared upper floors of the French Quarter hotel.
- Firefighters helped a person in a wheelchair from the fourth floor and removed two people from a second-floor balcony.
- The fire was declared under control at 11:44 a.m., and officials reported no deaths or injuries.
- Guests were evacuated as automated alerts and a public address message instructed people to leave, and officials have not yet released the cause or damage estimates.