CNN --
Eight people died in a fire in an abandoned building in New Orleans overnight, the city fire department said Tuesday.
The victims are believed to have been homeless.
A fire department dispatcher said the call came in shortly before 2 a.m.
Chief Charles Parent told CNN affiliate WDSU that the victims may have sough warmth inside the building as temperatures dipped below freezing in the area.
A freeze warning was in effect for the region early Tuesday, WDSU reported.
Eight people died in a fire in an abandoned building in New Orleans overnight, the city fire department said Tuesday.
The victims are believed to have been homeless.
A fire department dispatcher said the call came in shortly before 2 a.m.
Chief Charles Parent told CNN affiliate WDSU that the victims may have sough warmth inside the building as temperatures dipped below freezing in the area.
A freeze warning was in effect for the region early Tuesday, WDSU reported.
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