A three-alarm fire tore through one Brooklyn apartment building and damaged another Wednesday afternoon.

Over 100 first responders — including EMS and the firefighters—rushed to a blaze that erupted around 1:31 p.m. near Lewis Ave. and Stuyvesant Ave. in Bedford-Stuyvesant. The fire entirely burned down one building, and damaged a building next to the structure, the FDNY said.

“Brooklyn units arrived to 922 Lafayette Avenue and found heavy fire conditions on all floors,” said Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Duggan .”It’s a three story, non-fireproof, multiple dwelling. Upon arrival, we also had extensions to both adjoining structures, 920, and 924. Due to the heavy fire conditions, we were forced to take a defensive stance in the original fire building and attack the fire conditions in

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