Massive Fire Breaks Out at Historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn
Nearly 200 firefighters and EMS personnel responded as the blaze spread to nearby properties and one firefighter suffered minor injuries, officials said.
- On Friday, a massive fire destroyed the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church at 855 Bushwick Ave. near Himrod Street in Brooklyn, consuming the steeple before it collapsed.
- Built in 1863 and declared a city landmark in 1968, the South Bushwick Church stood as a long-standing neighborhood institution before the fire destroyed it.
- Nearly 200 firefighters responded to the scene, reaching a third alarm around 1:45 p.m.; one firefighter suffered minor injuries but refused medical attention.
- Neighbor Dorothy Nelson said, "When my children was babies, I came to this church. Both of my children was baptized in this church," reflecting community loss.
- The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though officials said it is not believed to be suspicious; emergency management officials advised nearby residents to avoid smoke.
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NYC Church BURNS; Cause “Unknown”
A massive fire tore through the historic South Bushwick Reformed Church in Brooklyn Friday, reducing much of the 173-year-old wooden landmark to rubble. The blaze broke out around 1:20 pm and quickly engulfed the structure, causing the iconic steeple to collapse as firefighters battled a three-alarm inferno. The church, a Greek Revival landmark built in...
Historic Bushwick church destroyed by fire, community mourns loss
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) –It was a massive fire that gutted an historic church in Bushwick, leaving so many residents heartbroken and the Pastor asking for prayers to rebuild. For 175 years, this white-clapboard Dutch church and steeple stood proudly on Bushwick Avenue and Himrod Street until a three-alarm fire tore through the much-loved community church. [...]
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union-bulletin.comFire engulfs historic wooden Brooklyn church, collapses steeple
NEW YORK — A massive blaze engulfed a nearly 200-year-old church in Brooklyn on Friday, causing the steeple to collapse and injuring a firefighter, FDNY officials said. The fire broke out around 1:20 p.m. at South Bushwick Reformed Church and…
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