1 dead, 5 injured after fire tears through home in Queens
SOUTH JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) -- A house fire in Queens left one person dead and five other people injured, the FDNY says.
Firefighters showed up to the home on 146th Street in South Jamaica around noon on Sunday.
Fire officials say smoking materials that were carelessly thrown away sparked the blaze.
The fire burned for a couple of hours before crews got it under control.
One 65-year-old man died and three firefighters were among the injured. They are expected to be OK.
The victim's identity was not yet released.
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