Hubig’s Pies facility a total loss due to intense, five-alarm blaze

A five-alarm fire raged at the iconic Hubig’s Pies facility Friday morning in the Faubourg Marigny, resulting in a total loss of the building, according to the New Orleans Fire Department. The fire began around 4:28 a.m. at 2417 Dauphine St. Flames shot out of the back of the building, the area in which pie production occurs. An employee noticed smoke coming out of the fryer room, where the fire is assumed to have started, according to the NOFD.