Queens Woman, 63, Found Dead Following House Fire: FDNY

A 63-year-old woman was found dead on the first floor of a home in Queens late Tuesday night following a fire, according to the FDNY.

Firefighters quickly put out the blaze at a two-story residence on 219th Street in Queens Village after it was reported around 11:20 p.m. They discovered the woman after the fire had been extinguished. 

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The cause of the woman's death as well as the cause of the fire weren't immediately clear.

Family members who showed up to the scene tell News 4 that the victim used a wheelchair and she may have been trapped by the fire. The medical examiner will have to determine her cause of death, police said.

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An investigation is ongoing and the woman has not been identified.

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