Morgan City firefighters respond to early morning fire on Ditch Avenue and last updated 2020-12-24 11:03:04-05 MORGAN CITY â The Morgan City Fire Department is investigating an early morning fire along Ditch Avenue. The fire department says that shortly before 3:30 a.m. on Christmas Eve they were dispatched to a house fire on Ditch Avenue. The first arriving Engine out of City Hall Fire Station arrived within minutes to find heavy fire already blowing through the roof. A second alarm was quickly dispatched for off duty personnel to respond for man power, in all, 18 personnel 3 engines and a ladder truck responded.