Queens

3 people killed killed in overnight house fire in Queens

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An overnight fire possibly sparked in the basement of a Queens home left a family of three dead.

FDNY officials said three people were pulled from the Bayside home on 208th Street after crews rushed to the home around 2:40 a.m.

Longtime neighbors said a mother and her two adult children lived in the home for decades.

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Fire officials believe the blaze started in the basement of the home before spreading to the first and second floors.

According to police, a 90-year-old woman, 54-year-old woman, and 56-year-old man were in the home at the time.

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Neighbors said the man cared for his mother and sister.

Fire marshals were working to determine the cause of the fire.

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