Man, woman killed in Queens garage fire may have been squatting: source

By New York Post (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-02 20:26:01 | Updated at 2024-11-04 18:10:51 1 day ago

Two people suspected of squatting were killed in a raging Queens garage fire Saturday morning, officials said.

The fire erupted around around 6:30 a.m. at 172-27th Ave. in Flushing, an FDNY spokesman said.

Twelve units and 60 firefighters responded to fight the flames.

One of two dead bodies transported to the morgue from a fatal fire at 172-27 91st Avenue in Queens. Brigitte Stelzer

Responders found a man and woman, who have yet to be identified, dead in the garage, police said.

Investigators are looking into whether the pair had been squatting in the detached structure, an FDNY source told The Post.

There was “heavy clutter” in the garage, an NYPD official said.

Two people perished in a fire in the detached garage (pictured) in Jamaica, Queens. Brigitte Stelzer

NYPD and FDNY members at 172-27 91st Ave. in Queens after a morning fire killed two people. Brigitte Stelzer

The fire marshal was investigating the cause of the blaze which wasn’t immediately known.