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FDNY officials are investigating a tragic three-alarm fire that left one person dead in Bayside on Sunday morning, department officials confirmed.

One person is dead following an early morning house fire in Queens.

An elderly victim described by neighbors as "the nicest guy" died in an early-morning housefire in Bayside, Queens that took more than 100 firefighters nearly two hours to knock down, fire officials said.

The fire started about 5:40 a.m. in the two-story house on 36th Ave. near 218th St. in Bayside and quickly grew to three alarms.

FDNY officials are reminding city residents that landlords will be required to post an Emergency Safety Bulletin in their buildings, published by the FDNY, warning ten­ants to beware of fires caused by lithium batteries that power e-bikes. The Fire Department recently published a bulletin alerting shoppers of the dangers posed by the batteries before they

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Crews assessed neighboring structures for possible carbon monoxide seepage as a result of the fire. Due to elevated levels found, 30 people from buildings at 31-01, 31-11 and 31-17 were evacuated, FDNY officials said. A handful of buildings also lost power, but no injuries were reported. Firefighters say thick black smoke just kept pouring out of the manhole that exploded which sent the carbon monoxide into the buildings. Officials said the blast was caused by a volatile cocktail of road salt m...