A man is suffering from burns related to a car fire near East Carrollton on Friday night.
The New Orleans Fire Department was dispatched on a call to investigate “smoke in the area” near the 7800 block of Spruce Street around 6:13 p.m.
During the response, dispatch was changed to a medical call, and when they arrived at the scene, firefighters found a car fully engulfed in flames in the driveway of the residence.
NOFD says they noticed the flames were beginning to extend to the occupied two-story duplex.
The residence did receive mild to moderate damage to the exterior, but fire crews were able to keep the fire primarily contained to the car.
While putting out the fire, they located a man near the car with third-degree burns to his body.
The victim was transported to a local hospital. His current condition is unknown at this time.
No other information has been provided at this time.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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