Overview
- A three-alarm fire at 8725 Chevy Chase St. in Jamaica Estates early Easter morning killed three men aged 45, 52, and 67, and injured four others.
- The injured victims were transported to Jamaica Hospital Medical Center and Queens Hospital Center, with one reported in stable condition.
- FDNY Commissioner Robert S. Tucker described the Jamaica Estates fire as a tragic Easter morning for the city, with investigations into its cause ongoing.
- Later that day, over 100 firefighters responded to a three-alarm blaze at St. Edmund Church in Breezy Point, which destroyed the roof and caused minor injuries to two firefighters.
- City fire marshals and police are actively investigating the causes of both fires as New York grapples with a series of major urban blazes over the past two years.