Crime & Safety
Jamaica Fire Leaves 1 Dead, 86-Year-Old Critically Hurt: NYPD
Fire fighters found the two men unconscious in the home.
JAMAICA, QUEENS – A fire in a Jamaica home left one man dead and another critically hurt Sunday, police said.
David Hawkins, 64, and an 86-year-old man were found unconscious inside the burning second floor apartment at 95-32 150th Street just after 3 p.m. They were rushed to Jamaica Hospital where Hawkins was pronounced dead.
The second man was not named by police.
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The cause of the fire is being investigated.
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