Cheektowaga Police Investigating Fatal Fire on Northern Parkway Overnight.

At about 2315hrs on September 8th, 2021 a passing neighbor noticed a glow coming from the interior of a house on Northern Parkway in Cheektowaga. Once the neighbor also noticed smoke she walked up to confirm that there was a fire inside. Cheektowaga Police and U-Crest Fire District responded. U-Crest firefighters extinguished a small fire inside that had nearly gone out on its own likely due to oxygen depletion in the closed up house. The smoke however was heavy and a 70 year oldmale was found unresponsive on the floor. Resuscitation efforts failed to revive the male and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The male lived alone. Actual cause of death is pending an autopsy and the cause of the fire appears accidental butis still being investigated. The deceased’s name is being withheld pending notification of family.