{"id":190080,"date":"2026-04-08T21:34:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190080\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T21:34:35","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T21:34:35","slug":"queens-deadly-fire-arrest-made-in-blaze-that-killed-4-people-including-3-year-old-girl-on-march-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/190080\/","title":{"rendered":"Queens deadly fire: Arrest made in blaze that killed 4 people, including 3-year-old girl on March 16"},"content":{"rendered":"

FLUSHING, Queens (WABC) — An arrest has been made in connection with a fire in Queens that killed four people<\/a> last month.<\/p>\n

Police arrested 37-year-old Queens resident Roman Amatitla on Wednesday, after flames tore through a mixed-use building on College Point Boulevard between Avery and Pope avenues in Flushing on March 16.<\/p>\n

A 3-year-old girl, 51-year-old man, 61-year-old man and 62-year-old woman were killed.<\/p>\n

More than a dozen others, including six firefighters were injured.<\/p>\n

More than a week after the fire, authorities announced that it was being investigated as a homicide<\/a>.<\/p>\n

There’s no word yet on the charges the Amatitla is facing.<\/p>\n

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