Bushwick fire hurts 11, leaves 35 homeless, officials say
Firefighters respond to a raging, six-alarm fire on DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick late Tuesday, March 29, 2016. The Red Cross said it is currently assisting more than 40 displaced residents with temporary housing. Credit: Lou Minutoli
A roaring fire has destroyed five residential buildings and injured 11 people in Brooklyn.
It began about 10 p.m. Tuesday on the first floor of a 3-story row house on DeKalb Avenue in Bushwick. It quickly spread to the other buildings.
The blaze was brought under control around 1:30 a.m. Wednesday.
A fire department spokesman says 10 civilians and one firefighter were injured. Seven refused medical attention and the others went to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
The Red Cross tells WPIX-TV 35 people, including 10 children, were left homeless.
WPIX says a church and a karate school on the bottom floor were destroyed in the fire.
The cause of the fire is unknown.
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