A wind-whipped five-alarm blaze tore through a Brooklyn apartment building Saturday, killing a woman and injuring four residents and 25 firefighters, officials said.

About 200 Bravest fought the flames that engulfed the six-floor building on E. 29th St. in Flatbush after the 6:40 p.m. call, officials said.

When the flames were finally extinguished hours later, firefighters found a woman dead on the sixth floor. Her name was not immediately released.

Fire officials said the high winds – with gusts of more than 50 mph – created a blowtorch effect. When firefighters burst into the building, entering apartments, the wind rushed through and intensified the flames.

“This was bad because of the wind,” said Fire Chief Edward Kilduff.

Dozens of residents scurried out of the burning building – leaving clothes, pets and valuables behind.

At least two firefighters were pulled from the inferno – one of them with burns to his back, neck and leg, officials said. He and three other smoke-eaters were taken to New York Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center.

Sixteen firefighters went to Kings County Hospital for minor injuries. The cause of the blaze was unknown last night and the investigation was continuing.

Owners of nearby stores helped give shoes and clothes to some of the dozens of residents seeking shelter from the cold, windy street.

“I feel sorry for them,” said Malik Alizai of 99 Cent Mart. “I just told them, ‘Take whatever you need.'”

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(Source: NY Daily News)