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After Putting Out Fire, Authorities Find 3 Bodies With Slash Wounds To Neck
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Jen Chung
Published Sep 9, 2014
Modified Jul 24, 2017
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A fire tore through a Queens apartment this morning, and after firefighters put out the blaze, three bodies were found. Police say they had slash wounds to the neck.
A neighbor called when smoke was spotted coming an apartment door at 143-40 Roosevelt Avenue around 4:50 a.m. The fire was extinguished by 5:30 a.m., and then firefighters found the three bodies in the living room. While the victims appeared to be adults, two males and a female, WABC 7 reports that "the bodies were burned beyond recognition."
The ME's office will determine the cause of death. The investigation is ongoing.
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