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Fire breaks out at historic Brooklyn church, as flames engulf steeple

By Big New York · 06/19/2026 · Updated 06/19/2026
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The FDNY got a call about the fire at the South Bushwick Reformed Church near Himrod Street. The steeple of a historic church in Brooklyn collapsed after flames engulfed it. The church on Bushwick Avenue and Himrod Street had stood tall since the 1850s. Firefighters are still working to figure out what caused the blaze..

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The FDNY got a call about the fire at the South Bushwick Reformed Church near Himrod Street. The steeple of a historic church in Brooklyn collapsed after flames engulfed it. The church on Bushwick Avenue and Himrod Street had stood tall since the 1850s. Firefighters are still working to figure out what caused the blaze..

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