Five residents and one firefighter were taken to the hospital from a three-alarm house fire in Brighton Tuesday morning, officials said. At approximately 4 a.m. crews arrived at 124 Academy Hill Road and found smoke in the basement of the home, according to social media posts by the Boston Fire Department.

BOSTON — Firefighters are battling an early morning blaze are a home in Brighton. According to Boston Fire, crews received a call around 4 a.m. for a fire at a home on Academy Hill Road. Upon arrival, crews were greeted with heavy smoke at a large 2-and-a-half-story building.