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Ten displaced after fire in New Orleans East

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A fire in the New Orleans East area on Tuesday, March 18, has left 10 people displaced.

According to the New Orleans Fire Department, crews responded to a report of a fire with a person possibly trapped at a duplex on Bonita Street around 10:40 a.m.

At the scene, NOFD officials said crews were told that a man and a woman had escaped from the duplex before they arrived.

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Crews then searched the duplex to ensure that all occupants had exited safely.

Six fire units carrying 20 firefighters were used to extinguish the blaze, which reportedly started near the front door of one of the apartments and spread to another through an attic.

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NOFD officials said six adults and four children were displaced, and the Red Cross was asked to assist.

The cause of the fire is under investigation, and no injuries were reported.

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