Boy, 8, Dies After Fire Tears Through Queens Home: Officials

An 8-year-old boy died after a fire tore through a home in Queens, officials said.

The fire broke out at a home on 160th Street, between North Conduit Avenue and 140th Avenue in Springfield Gardens just before 3 a.m., police said.

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Six other people were taken to the hospital with for treatment of minor injuries, including smoke inhalation, the NYPD said.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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