Fire crews encountered heavy smoke and flames at the rear of the vacant, boarded-up home, which had no utilities.

A vacant house caught fire in the 7th Ward Saturday morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.

New Orleans Fire Department responded to a fire in the 7th Ward early Saturday morning. NOFD says that around 3 a.m. they were called to the area of Allen Street and Law Street due to smoke. The first ...