Quoted from http://www.Firehouse.com ~

"New Orleans, LA
August 30, 2002

-- Onlookers credited heroic efforts by firefighters for saving several of the animals.

The blaze began shortly after 6 a.m. and quickly spread through a row of eight townhouses. Officials say a common attic allowed the fire to move rapidly through the block..."

The Original Firehouse.com page.

Pictures of the Fire (NONE are gruesome, a few Animal Rescue Shots)...

WWLTV Slideshow: 7 Alarm Blaze: Firefighters Battle Lower Garden District Inferno.

Good Work, Firefighters!