At least 15 displaced by fast-moving fire in Brooklyn building

Thursday, January 2, 2020
BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a fast-moving 2-alarm fire at a residential building in Brooklyn on Thursday evening.

The blaze was reported at an unoccupied building on Covert Street just after 5:30 p.m.

The fire is believed to have started on the second floor of the three-story wood structure.

The building is attached to other homes and officials say the fire spread to two other exposures.
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No injuries were reported, but about 15 residents were displaced from the other two buildings impacted by the flames.

It is not yet known what started the fire.
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