Posted on: March 08, 2025 07:00 AM

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Man killed in Queens house fire 3 firefighters injured battling blaze

A man died in a house fire in Queens early Friday morning.

Fire broke out on the home's first floor on 46th Street in Sunnyside just before 3 a.m.

The 65-year-old resident was pronounced dead at the scene.

Three firefighters suffered minor injuries, with one taken to New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Cornell, and the two others taken to Mount Sinai-Queens.

A preliminary investigation indicates the victim may have set the fire to keep warm.

The fire remains under investigation.