The New York City medical examiner has ruled a fatal Queens house fire a homicide, police said Friday night, and so far no arrests have been made.
At least four people, including a 3-year-old girl, were killed when the four-alarm fire tore through a three-story brick building in Flushing shortly after noon on March 16.
More than 230 firefighters responded and placed the blaze under control less than three hours later.
The girl, whom the NYPD identified Friday as Sihan Yang, was declared dead at the scene along with Chengri Cui, a 50-year-old man who also lived at the home. A 61-year-old woman was also found dead and a 63-year-old man was declared dead at a nearby hospital.
The latter two have not been identified “pending proper family notification” police said Friday night.
The NYPD said the investigation remains ongoing.
