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NOFD battles 2-alarm apartment fire in Little Woods

Crews say the fire started on the third floor of one of the buildings.

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Fire Department had to evacuate the Willowbrook Apartment Complex in the Little Woods neighborhood after a unit caught fire on Sunday evening.

Crews battled the 2-alarm blaze that started on the third floor of one of the buildings.

Flames were already shooting through the roof of the apartment when firefighters arrived at 6:57 p.m., less than 10 minutes after receiving the call.

The fire was brought under control at 7:26 p.m. 

No one was hurt during the incident.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

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