1 Hurt In Fire On Bushwick Avenue In Brooklyn: FDNY

A fire in a home on the Bushwick and Bed-Stuy border took more than 100 firefighters and an hour to put out on Wednesday.

Posted Wed, Mar 3, 2021 at 3:16 pm ET

BROOKLYN, NY — One person was sent to the hospital after a fire broke out on Bushwick Avenue on Wednesday, according to the FDNY.

The fire erupted in the second and third floor of a home on Bushwick Avenue near Dodworth Street at 1:48 p.m., FDNY officials said.

It escalated to a two-alarm blaze within 20 minutes, according to the department's alerts.

More than 100 firefighters worked on putting out the flames. It was under control about an hour later, at 2:40 p.m.

A firefighter who was hurt was sent to Wyckoff Hospital with minor injuries, FDNY officials said.

FDNY members are operating on scene of a 2-alarm fire at 755 Bushwick Avenue in Brooklyn. pic.twitter.com/2Vx0UU63sM
— FDNY (@FDNY) March 3, 2021

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