Crime & Safety

Deadly Fire In San Lorenzo Thanksgiving Day

One man died in the house fire Thursday afternoon.

SAN LORENZO, CA — A man was found dead in a house fire this afternoon on the 1400 block of Via Coralla in San Lorenzo, the Alameda County Fire Department said.

Thirteen people total were displaced by the fire.

At 12:13 p.m. firefighters responded to the one-alarm fire and found a single story house with heavy fire emanating from the front of the house. The fire was contained to the house and was extinguished in 20 minutes.

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The victim was found during a primary search.

The cause of the fire is still unknown and under investigation.

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— Bay City News; Image via Alameda County Fire Department