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Massive 4-alarm NYC fire kills 3, including child, in Queens: ‘Tragic day’
March 16, 2026 | NEW YORK
DAVID BURNS, Senior Correspondent

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This article is a direct street report from our correspondent and has not been edited by the 1st Responder newsroom.
FDNY Box 4-4-9411 Battled an early afternoon 4 Alarm blaze with numerous injuries. The box was transmitted at 1236 with numerous calls for reports of occupants trapped. First arriving unit found a heavy fire condition on all three floors with occupants trapped. Subsequent alarms were subsequently transmitted. Currently, officials are reporting 3 fatalities and several critically injured.. The cause of the fire is still under investigation .