Fire in Marigny destroys popular bar and apartment building

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A two alarm fire destroys a  poplular bar and an apartment building in the Marigny.  

According to the NOFD the fire started in a small wooden shed next to the bar.  

Neighbors say the shed was dipapidated and addicts used it to cook drugs.  

The fire was first reported near St. Claude Avenue and Frenchmen Street around at 12:23 a.m.  By the time Firefighters arrived the fire had spread to multiple buildings. 

There were no injuries reported.