Authorities: Man dies in western New York trailer park fire

By - Associated Press - Friday, March 4, 2016

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a man has died following a fire in his mobile home in western New York.

The fire broke out around noon Thursday at Angelo Rentas’ home in a trailer park in the city of Lackawanna, just south of Buffalo. Police say Rentas was found just inside his front door.

The cause of the blaze is under investigation.

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