Wayland Town Crier 3/11/12: Questions remain after Wayland fire death. The death last week of an elderly Wayland man in a fire at his debris-filled home is spurring questions about what cities and towns can and should do to help people who are living in apparent squalor. Joseph Kozlowski, 85, died in a fire at his Gage Road home March 2. The house was filled with trash and other debris, had no running water and many broken windows. Fire officials believe the fire was started by an extension cord that overheated because it was covered with junk.