Two people died in a fire in the garage of a Queens home that is being investigated as a homicide, police say

JAMAICA, Queens (WABC) — The deaths of the man and woman found after a fire broke out in a detached garage in Queens have been ruled a homicide, police said.

Crews responded to 91st Avenue around 7:30 a.m. Saturday for a report of a fire in a detached garage of a home in Jamaica, Queens.

Upon arrival, authorities found a man and a woman, both unresponsive. First responders pronounced the victims dead.

More than 60 firefighters responded to the scene, according to the FDNY.

According to police, the two victims were victims of arson.

The investigation is ongoing.

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