The following is via Breaking911.com:

A fire destroyed a two-story home in Queens on Sunday, killing five people, firefighters said.

FDNY members were on the scene of a large blaze in Queens Sunday afternoon.

The 3-alarm fire broke out in a two-story home on 48 Avenue in the Jamaica section of Queens.

As many as five people were killed and others were seriously hurt, sources said. At least one of the injured is a child with serious burns reported.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

(Source: Breaking911.com)