8 vehicles, 1 house set on fire in Bywater Neighborhood
Key Points:
- The New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) is investigating multiple arson incidents in the Bywater Neighborhood, involving eight vehicle fires and one house fire.
- The initial call came in around 1:46 a.m. Monday for a vehicle fire on Montegut Street, followed by several other reports of vehicle and home fires.
- Four people escaped safely from the house fire on Dauphine Street, and no injuries were reported in any of the incidents.
- The intentionally set vehicle fires occurred at the 3100 block of Dauphine Street, 800 and 900 blocks of Desire Street, and the 700 block of Montegut Street, with the house fire at 3138-40 Dauphine Street.