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Video: Structure partially collapses near La. firefighters

No injuries were reported in the fire, which had spread from the vacant building to three structures

Editor’s note: Check out more building collapse close call videos – and what you can learn from them – in “Building Collapse: Learn the Warning Signs.”

By FireRescue1 Staff

NEW ORLEANS — Flaming debris can be seen crashing down toward firefighters in raw footage from a fire Saturday.

Video posted online shows part of a building collapsing near New Orleans crews while they were attacking a 3-alarm fire.

The collapse occurs about 57 seconds into the video, sending the falling debris toward the firefighters.

No injuries were reported in the fire, which had spread from the vacant building to three structures.