{"id":134870,"date":"2026-02-16T05:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/134870\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T05:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:15:28","slug":"83-year-old-man-killed-in-fast-moving-fire-in-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/134870\/","title":{"rendered":"83-year-old man killed in fast-moving fire in Queens"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ByEyewitness News  <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"WABC logo\" class=\"awXxV NDJZt sJeUN IJwXl CfkUa EknAv NwgWd \" data-testid=\"prism-image\" draggable=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/origin-wabc.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Monday, February 16, 2026 4:50AM<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/svg;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAABAAAAAJCAQAAACRI2S5AAAAEElEQVR42mNkIAAYRxWAAQAG9gAKqv6+AwAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"83-year-old man killed in fast-moving Queens fire\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">ELMHURST, Queens (WABC) &#8212; An 83-year-old man died in a fast-moving fire in Queens on Sunday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Flames burned through the building on 78th Street in Elmhurst just before 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Firefighters found the man in a smoke-filled rear bedroom and pulled him out. Despite efforts to save his life with CPR, he was pronounced dead at the hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The FDNY faced two critical challenges &#8211; a non-working hydrant and a car parked on a hydrant at the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The fire was eventually placed under control. 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