Cypress Hills, Brooklyn 4-alarm fire injures 5 firefighters

CYPRESS HILLS (WABC) -- Five firefighters were injured battling a 4-alarm fire in Brooklyn on Saturday afternoon.

The flames broke out around 2:30 in 2-story home on 85 Hemlock Street at Jamaica Avenue in Cypress Hills. The fire then quickly spread to the adjacent structures. Four buildings were left uninhabitable.

More than 150 firefighters responded to the scene. The FDNY placed the fire under control before 5 p.m.

Con Edison and National Grid are on the scene investigating.

There is no word yet on what started the blaze.