Hide Transcript Show Transcript

WEBVTT >> MY CASTLE GONE YUP THAT'S IT. AUBRY: CHARLES BAILEY SAYS HE WAS IN HIS BACKYARD ON THE T -- 2000 BLOCK OF HOPE STREET WHEN HE AND HIS NEIGHBORS HOMES , CAUGHT FIRE MONDAY. >> IT'S PRETTY EMOTIONAL BECAUSE I GOT A LOT OF MEMORIES HERE I STARTED OUT HERE MOVE ON FROM IT AUBR BAILEY AND HIS NEIGHBORS SAY THE FIRE STARTED IN THIS HOME. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS THE FIRE DESTROYED FOUR UNITS. >> I WAS SLEEPING WHEN T HAPPENED AND THEY WERE BANGING ON THE DOOR AND THEY SAID EVERYBODY GET OU GINA: LAWRENCE JYLES SAYS NEARLY EVERYTHING IN HIS HOME WAS DESTROYED. >> IT IS REAL BAD. I FEEL REAL BAD BECAUSE I HAVE NOWHERE TO GO. AUBR SO HE'S GOING TO RELY ON OTHERS, LIKE SHANNON DEGREUY TO GET BY. >> IT'S A SAD SITUATION I MEAN THANKSGIVING IS THURSDAY WHAT ARE THEY TO DO >> IT WAS BLAZING. IT STARTED FROM ONE HOUSE AND THEN JUMP TO THE NEXT HOUSE. YOU CAN TELL HOW INTENSE THE HEAT WAS. IT BLEW THE WINDOWS OUT STARTED BLOWING WINDOWS OUT OF THE HOMES. AUBR THE HEAT MELTED A CAR JIMMIE BRADY WAS FIXING. >> THIS IS ONE OF MY CLIENTS CARS I FIX CARS. AUBRY: THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAYS NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO BRING THE FLAMES UNDER CONTROL. THERE WERE 15 UNITS AND 35 FIREFIGHTERS ON SCENE. THE CAUSE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. >> THE TOUGHEST THING I LOST, PICTURES, FAMILY ALBUMS. THINK THEIR MONEY OF MY MOTHER AND FATHER. OTHER THAN THAT, I'M STRAIGHT. THE LORD HAS ME. AUBRY: ALL OF THE VICTIMS WE SPOKE WITH SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE. AND AS FOR WHERE THEY PLAN TO SPEND THANKSGIVING >> YEA PROBABLY A SHELTER. SOMEWHERE I GOT BROTHERS AND SISTERS. I GOT A LITTLE MONEY.

Advertisement Firefighters rescue kitten after 2-alarm blaze breaks out at Seventh Ward double Share Shares Copy Link Copy

New Orleans firefighters rescued a kitten Monday after a two-alarm fire broke out at a double in the Seventh Ward. The fire was reported before 1 p.m. at the double in the 2000 block of Hope Street, the New Orleans Fire Department said. Crews found the single-story, wood-framed double with flames coming through the roof. Officials said the flames were spreading to the double on the right and threatening to spread to the double on the left. Additional firefighters were called to help battle the blaze while some began a search for any people possibly inside. Neighbors told firefighters that all residents had escaped the fire. While people were not inside, the fire department said firefighters rescued a kitten in the double to the right of the home that first caught fire. Officials said four units were completely destroyed, leaving five people without homes. The shotgun on the left sustained light-to-moderate damage, while a vehicle parked outside one of the homes was destroyed because of the blaze. "It's real bad,”Lawrence Jyles said. “I feel real bad because I have nowhere to go." "It's pretty emotional because I got a lot of memories here,” Charles Bailey said. “I started out here move on from it." "The toughest thing I lost pictures and family albums,” Jimmie Brady said. The cause of the fire is being investigated. Officials said the American Red Cross is assisting people who were displaced in Monday's fire. Keep up with local news, weather and current events with the WDSU app here. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news right in your inbox. Click here to sign up!