BAYSIDE, Queens (WABC) -- A Queens father in a wheelchair was killed in an overnight house fire.
Police say 59-year-old Ismael Sylla got trapped in the basement bedroom of his Bayside home on East Hampton Boulevard when the flames broke out.
[Ads /]
His children and firefighters tried to rescue him, but the smoke was just too much.
The FDNY says the cause of the fire was accidental and electrical. There was not a smoke alarm present.
[Ads /]
----------
* More Queens news
* Send us a news tip
* Download the abc7NY app for breaking news alerts
* Follow us on YouTube