Two story building burns in 7th Ward

New Orleans Fire Fighters are working to determine what caused a building to go up in flames Wednesday night.

"At 9:44 p.m. the New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) was dispatched to 1130 Kerlerec Street. Upon arrival, firefighters were met with a working fire that was consuming the first and second story of a wood framed abandoned dwelling," Captain Quentin Brown said in a news release.

He says that arriving crews quickly sounded a second alarm to request additional firefighters.

"Heavy flames... were threatening nearby residences."

Brown says NOFD personnel did an extraordinary job containing and controlling this fire to just the primary structure, considering the high winds and how close the other home were to the baring building.

"There was significant damage to the primary fire building. No injuries were reported by fire personnel or civilian population. The incident is presently being investigated by NOFD fire investigators."