NEW HARTFORD, N.Y. — An elderly woman has died after firefighters were called to a house fire in New Hartford.

They found 98-year-old Rye King in the back of her Pearl Street house near a doorway around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

The crew had to deal with heavy smoke and flames.

"We did have active flames shooting out from the roof on the driveway side and we have a lot of smoke throughout the attic, the total residence on the whole side," said New Hartford Fire Chief Thomas Bolanowski.

Fire officials say King was the only person in the home.

The cause is still under investigation, but does not appear suspicious at this time.