CHEEKTOWAGA, NY - An 87-year-old woman is dead after a fire in Cheektowaga.
Police say Lorraine Jaskowiak died after her home caught fire around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday on Rossler Avenue.
A neighbor reported seeing flames coming from a trash can near the house, and that he ran over and put it out with a garden hose.
Jaskowiak was in cardiac arrest when firefighters arrived and was later pronounced dead.
Firefighters are investigating what caused that fire.
