Four Said to Die in Freezing Rockaway Building

Image: The 711 Seagirt complex, buildings A through D (c) Benepe

cyclistsinternational.com - November 9th, 2012 - Jen Benepe, Minda Aguhob and Tony Moy

Misery is rising in a large building in the Far Rockaways, and many residents are either unaccounted for, or not responding to visits to their doors.

Unofficial reports by neighbors said that four residents in the 900-unit building have died since Hurricane Sandy, including a couple who expired from carbon monoxide poisoning after using their oven to stay warm. All of the deaths occurred in the first week after the storm.

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