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NOLA: Authorities respond to partial building collapse in French Quarter

4 years 10 months 2 weeks ago Saturday, January 04 2020 Jan 4, 2020 January 04, 2020 12:09 PM January 04, 2020 in News
Source: WWL-TV
Photo: WWL-TV, NOLA Ready, NOLAFireDept

NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Fire Department and New Orleans Police Department responded to a partial building collapse within the 600 block of Toulouse Street, Saturday morning.

Apparently, bricks were falling from the wall of a three-story building in the French Quarter. The dangerous incident did not cause any injuries and officials are working to determine exactly why the bricks started to fall. 

NOLA Ready first tweeted about the collapse around 10:45 a.m., saying the 600 block of Toulouse Street is closed to traffic until further notice. 

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