NEW ORLEANS – City Hall was briefly evacuated this morning after a fire alarm was triggered in the building.
There is no indication what caused the alarm to trip, and no fires have been reported inside the building.
Smoke from the massive 6 alarm fire on St. Charles Avenue in the Garden District has been reported downtown, including in the area of City Hall.
NOFD officials at City Hall have not confirmed a connection between the St. Charles fire and the City Hall fire alarm.