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VOL. 113, NO. 5 SEPTEMBER 9-15, 2021
Ozone Park
boy, 9, dies
in fatal fi re
Queens residents face long road to recover after devastating fl ooding: See Hurricane Ida coverage inside
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BY ROBERT POZARYCKI & BILL
PARRY
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Tragedy struck a Queens family
early Wednesday morning,
Sept. 1, when a 9-year-old boy
died as a fire engulfed their home,
police said. Ten other residents suffered
injuries.
Firefighters found Remi Miguel
Gomez Hernandez while battling a
blaze that broke out at about 2 a.m.
on Sept. 1 inside a three-story home
on 102nd Road off Liberty Avenue
in Ozone Park.
According to the Fire Department,
the all-hands fire broke out
in the basement of the residence. It
prompted a response from 60 firefighters
from 12 FDNY units, along
with EMS and the 102nd Precinct.
Firefighters needed just 34
minutes to bring the blaze under
control, but the injury count proved
high. Ten residents and a firefighter
wound up being rushed to Jamaica
Hospital for treatment of minor
injuries.
But in searching the residence for
survivors, firefighters came across
the unconscious and unresponsive
Hernandez. They pulled him from
the residents and brought him to
EMS units, who subsequently pronounced
him dead at the scene.
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