"Roman Amatitla, 38, of Calamus Avenue, told a homicide detective from the 109th Precinct in Flushing that he set the fire because he had been in a fight at work that morning and needed to get his anger out."
"Amatitla was arraigned in Queens Criminal Court on Thursday, April 9, on the complaint charging him with eight counts of murder in the second degree, arson in the first degree, and multiple counts of assault."
"According to the charges and investigation, on Monday, March 16, at 11:43 a.m., Amatitla entered the ground floor of a three-story building at 132-05 Avery Ave. in Flushing and left the premises about a minute later."
Roman Amatitla, a 38-year-old resident of Maspeth, was arrested for starting a fire in Flushing that resulted in four deaths, including a 3-year-old girl. He admitted to setting the fire to release anger after a fight at work. Amatitla faces multiple charges, including eight counts of murder and arson. The incident occurred on March 16, when he entered a residential building multiple times before purchasing matches and igniting the fire, which also injured seven others, including two firefighters.
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