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Deaths of 3-Year-Old Child, 3 Adults in Queens Fire Deemed Homicides
The Queens fire, involving a building with decades of code violations and illegal activity, killed four including a child and is now classified as a homicide, officials confirmed.
- On Friday, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner ruled the March 16 fire in a Flushing, Queens, apartment building a homicide, killing four people including 3-year-old Sihan Yang and 50-year-old Chengri Cui.
- Records dating back to 1998 show the building on Avery Avenue had a history of violations, including illegal conversions and alleged gambling activity, with owners accruing $302,500 in unpaid penalties.
- More than 230 firefighters responded to the four-alarm blaze, which trapped occupants as a stairwell collapsed, while witnesses reported residents jumping from upper floors to escape intense flames.
- Following the deadly fire, city officials issued a full vacate order and an immediate emergency declaration for demolition, while the New York Police Department continues its investigation.
- Authorities have made no arrests as of Saturday night, citing an ongoing investigation into the fire's origins, while officials emphasize that property owners must maintain safe, code-compliant conditions.
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NYC fire that killed 4, including a child, declared a homicide: officials
Editor's note: The video above aired in a previous newscast. FLUSHING, Queens (PIX11) — An apartment fire in Flushing that killed four people, including a 3-year-old girl, was ruled a homicide, according to the city’s Office of Chief Medical Examiner on Friday. The fire happened on March 16th at around 12:30 P.M. at 132-05 Avery [...]
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