Police and firefighters investigate the case
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Nicholas Kehagias, an 81-year-old man, was found dead yesterday in a building with elevated levels of carbon monoxide in Queens (NYC).
Kehagias’s nephew called 911 at 12:07 p.m. because he smelled gas when he got to 54-19 Flushing Ave, a building in Maspeth that the victim used for storage and sometimes staying overnight.
When the officers arrived, they found Kehagias dead on a bed. The old man also owned another building across the street, a witness told Daily News. Authorities are investigating whether the origin of the carbon monoxide was accidental or caused.
On the eve, 14 residents were hospitalized after a carbon monoxide incident on 32nd Avenue, East Elmhurst, another area of Queens on Monday morning reported ABC News.
An 81-year-old man was found dead in a Queens building with elevated carbon monoxide levels, police said.
Nicholas Kehagias’s nephew called 911 at 12:07 p.m. because he smelled gas when he showed up at the Flushing Ave. Maspeth.https://t.co/4Lm3xR1kp3
— New York Daily News (@NYDailyNews) December 23, 2020
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