Roger Assmann Death: Roger Assmann, 57, has died in a Queens home massive fire. Roger a dog owner died from injuries sustained from the fire. The fire broke out in a 133rd St. home near 133rd Ave. in South Ozone Park about 12:30 a.m., according to authorities.
How Did Roger Assmann Die?
Roger Assmann died in a massive fire that tore through his Queens home early Saturday. The fire broke out in a 133rd St. home near 133rd Ave. in South Ozone Park about 12:30 a.m., police said. Responding firefighters rescued victim Roger Assmann from the home, officials said.
EMS rushed him to Jamaica Hospital in critical condition. He died of his injuries a short time later. Dozens of firefighters were called in to put out the blaze, which had consumed the first and second floor. The fire took nearly two hours to extinguish, officials said. Three firefighters were injured battling the blaze, officials said. The cause of the fire was still under investigation by FDNY fire marshals Saturday.
Firefighters Responding
Firefighters ran toward the home at 12:30 on Saturday morning. Adrian was at his mother’s house but rushed back to his partner in South Ozone Park. “He called me and I tried to get over here as quickly as I could,” he said. The dog – carried away by medics – after apparently inhaling a lot of smoke. Assmann was rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
Firefighters stood by an ailing dog to give him oxygen – it was his Queens home too, that burned down – and his owner, Roger Assmann who passed away. Dozens of firefighters were called in to put out the blaze, which had consumed the first and second floor. The fire took nearly two hours to extinguish, officials said. A source with knowledge of the incident said the fire erupted in the kitchen and did not appear suspicious.
Tributes
Adrian had been with Roger for almost 24 years and married in 2018. He said Assmann was one of a kind. “He was one of those people where you can ask him to do anything for you and he would do it,” Adrian said
“Any time you come out – the guy is out there ‘Hi Mack’ – he will be missed here,” said neighbor Mack Mahabir. Assmann, 57, was a neighbor to some – for decades. He lived in the house he grew up in, and on Saturday, both he and his dog, Dylan, are no longer there. Adrian said the dog had to be put down after all it went through. He was 12.
