NEW YORK (1010 WINS/WCBS 880) – A man died in an explosion and fire at a detached garage in Queens early Thursday morning, authorities said.
The FDNY remained at the garage in Jamaica on a foggy Thursday morning as an investigation into the cause of the explosion continued.
Firefighters arrived at the scene on 89th Avenue shortly after 2 a.m. They battled the fire for about an hour.
In Citizen App video, smoke and the glow of flames can be seen rising over the garage between 181st and 182nd streets.
The man was found in the garage as firefighters extinguished the fire. He was rushed to a hospital but didn't survive.
Neighbors told police that he may have been working on a car at the time of the explosion.
Family members of the yet-identified victim were seen hugging and crying outside the home.
FDNY fire marshals at the scene said the cause was not yet clear. The explosion may have been linked to gasoline or propane in the garage.
