3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Queens, NY, on Easter
- At least three people have died and four others were injured after a fire at a home in Jamaica Estates, Queens, New York, on Easter Sunday, according to local authorities.
- The victims included three men aged 45, 52, and 67, who were pronounced dead at the scene.
- Fire officials noted that the overcrowded home lacked working smoke detectors and had blocked exits, contributing to the tragedy.
- New York City Fire Commissioner Robert S. Tucker urged residents to ensure they have working smoke alarms in their homes to prevent similar incidents.
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Three men die in a fire that ravaged an overcrowded house in Queens, New York
The single-family home had been illegally converted into at least a dozen cubicle-sized “apartments” creating extremely dangerous conditions, to which the city building department turned a blind eye despite years of complaints.

3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Jamaica Estates on Easter
New York fire officials say three people died early Easter Sunday morning in a fire that tore through a crowded Queens home with no evidence of a working smoke detector. Chief of Department John Esposito called the means of evacuation…

3 dead after fire sweeps through crowded home in Queens, NY, on Easter
New York fire officials say three people died early Easter Sunday morning in a fire that tore through a crowded Queens home with no evidence of a working smoke detector.
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