Man's Body Found Burning in Queens

An autopsy will determine the exact cause of death for a man whose body was set on fire in a Queens neighborhood.

Police responding to a call found the body shortly before 7 a.m. Saturday behind a house in the Astoria neighborhood.

When the flames were put out, emergency responders saw trauma on the left side of his body. The unidentified man was declared dead at the scene.

The medical examiner is conducting the autopsy.
 

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