View Full Version : Fire in the French Market...
CEfromLA
10-21-2009, 10:27 AM
Apparently there is a two-alarm blaze in the Southern Candy Store in the French Market.
The evil voice in my head thinks it must smell like pralines.....
djgriff
10-21-2009, 10:43 AM
http://www.wdsu.com/news/21359318/detail.html#
This article says the fire was confined to the underhang. Hope they didn't get too much damage.
FLSusan
10-21-2009, 02:46 PM
Perfect example of why I think fire sprinklers are so important.
It's great that a lot of *residential* construction is now including them, too!
Lostcajun
10-21-2009, 05:19 PM
THIS IS A VERY SCARY thing in my mind regarding the French Quarter. Old buildings, beautiful as they are but not all up-to-date with proper fire precautions. YIKES...
Didn't that part of the market just recently reopen after being closed for renovations?
CEfromLA
10-21-2009, 06:05 PM
I am pretty sure it's in an older part of the Market, in between the two patio restaurants (Gazebo Cafe?) that both have bands.
It could have been a LOT worse!
i wanna be in NOLA
10-21-2009, 07:52 PM
We got into town this morning. The entire block is closed down. Most of the damage seemed to be on the 2nd story.
grisgris
10-21-2009, 09:04 PM
Ugh that is my friend Heidi's exhusband's store. Yall may know Heidi, she works at LMF during JazzFest behind the counter, red head girl.
Phatpapa
10-21-2009, 09:12 PM
It definately could have been a lot worse but I'm glad no one was hurt
ibjamn
10-22-2009, 07:57 AM
We passed by last night (yummmmmm, dinner at Fiorella's), and it didn't look too bad & the Gazebo cafe was open. Fire chief this am said the most damage was contamination to food by water, no structural damage.
FLSusan
10-22-2009, 11:18 AM
We passed by last night (yummmmmm, dinner at Fiorella's), and it didn't look too bad & the Gazebo cafe was open. Fire chief this am said the most damage was contamination to food by water, no structural damage.
Good to hear that there's no structural damage.
Corona
10-23-2009, 06:44 AM
We passed by last night (yummmmmm, dinner at Fiorella's), and it didn't look too bad & the Gazebo cafe was open. Fire chief this am said the most damage was contamination to food by water, no structural damage.
whew! that's good news! Definitely could have been worse!