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A garage fire in Queens kills two people who may have been squatting: source

A garage fire in Queens kills two people who may have been squatting: source

A raging garage fire in Queens killed two people suspected of squatting Saturday morning, officials said.

The fire broke out around 6:30 a.m. at 172-27th Ave. in Flushing, an FDNY spokesperson said.

Twelve units and 60 firefighters arrived on site to battle the flames.

One of two dead bodies transported to the morgue after a fatal fire at 172-27 91st Avenue in Queens. Brigitte Stelzer

Emergency responders found a man and a woman, who have yet to be identified, dead in the garage, police said.

Investigators are looking into whether the couple had been squatting in the detached building, an FDNY source told The Post.

There was “heavy clutter” in the garage, an NYPD official said.

Two people died in a fire at the detached garage (pictured) in Jamaica, Queens. Brigitte Stelzer
NYPD and FDNY members at 172-27 91st Ave. in Queens after a morning fire killed two people. Brigitte Stelzer

The fire brigade investigated the cause of the fire, but it was not immediately known.