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# Bushwick Blaze Guts House on Halsey
- URL: https://bklyner.com/bushwick-blaze-guts-house-on-halsey/
- Published: 2017-10-23T20:52:31.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-23T20:52:31.000Z
- Author: Paul Stremple
- Tags: Bushwick, News, northern brooklyn, Police & Fire, 1216 Halsey Street, Citizen, fdny, fire, #wp

BUSHWICK – A 3-alarm fire tore through a vacant house on Halsey Street in Bushwick this morning, alarming residents and interrupting MTA bus service in the area.

The FDNY responded to the call of a fire at 1216 Halsey around 6:15 am and had the blaze under control by 8:20 am on Monday, October 23rd.

The department responded with 33 units and 140 firefighters on scene, just across the street from Irving Square Park. 1 civilian and 3 firefighters were treated for minor injuries, said the FDNY.

Nearby residents reported the fire on Twitter, streaming it via the Citizen app, seen below:

> LIVE NOW: Firefighters are continuing to fight the 3-alarm blaze that spread throughout a house @ Halsey St & Wilson Ave in [#Bushwick](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Bushwick?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com). [pic.twitter.com/xziswFjHHb](https://t.co/xziswFjHHb?ref=bklyner.com)
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> — Citizen (@citizenapp) [October 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/citizenapp/status/922424416184819713?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)

According to FDNY officials, the cause of the fire is still under investigation.

> [#FDNY](https://twitter.com/hashtag/FDNY?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) members are on scene of a 3-alarm fire, 1216 Halsey St BK. Photo: [@nycoem](https://twitter.com/nycoem?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com) [pic.twitter.com/9S9AFk462o](https://t.co/9S9AFk462o?ref=bklyner.com)
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> — FDNY (@FDNY) [October 23, 2017](https://twitter.com/FDNY/status/922430515772305408?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=bklyner.com)