LEGAL HOLD: DO NOT DELETE - Investigators Suspect Arson In Flushing Fire
NEW YORK (AP/CBSNewYork) -- A fire at a Queens office building claimed two lives, a man who was pronounced dead at the scene and another man who died several hours later after being hospitalized.
Authorities were still investigating the cause of the blaze on the top floor of a building on Roosevelt Avenue inside a private immigration office. The flames broke out shortly before 3 p.m. Saturday. Police said they suspected arson.
The man pronounced dead on site has been identified as 42-year-old Chang-Xin Hu of Queens. As a result of the investigation, police said Sunday evening they have reclassified the death as a homicide.
The second man was taken to Booth Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly before 8:30 p.m. He was identified as 27-year-old Shao-Fan Gong.
On Saturday, authorities said the men got into a fight involving an immigration dispute.
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