And then there were two…
…open Popeyes restaurants in the city, after a five alarm fire destroyed the one at Canal & Chartres. GOD NO!!!!!!!!!
Fire guts building, forces hotel evacuations
3/28/2006, 8:12 a.m. CT
The Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A five-alarm fire gutted a fast-food restaurant in the downtown section early Tuesday and a nearby hotel was evacuated for a time as a safety precaution, authorities said.
Ten police officers were treated for smoke inhalation at the scene.
Authorities said the fire, which was reported about 3 a.m., near Canal Street was first believed to have been in a hotel, but firefighters instead discovered a building housing a Popeyes restaurant ablaze.
No firefighters were injured, said fire department Superintendent Charles Parent.
The fire did not pose a threat to the nearby French Quarter, authorities said.
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There are pictures here: http://www.wdsu.com/slideshow/slideshows/8312266/detail.html?qs=;s=1;w=320
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Oh, the humanity.
Seriously — glad no humanity was seriously hurt. But when an icon like this catches fire, don’t we all lose? I mean, how many meals have I had in there? God help us all if the St. Charles Tavern ever burns.
I guess the closest one is the one on St. Charles, which has mercifully returned to normal. But the one on Canal was a BIG one.
Damn.
I ate Popeye’s yesterday an’ it was delicious!!!
Laurie