Man Dies in Moss Beach House Fire

By Bay City News Service

Firefighters discovered the burned body of a man inside a Moss Beach house that caught fire Friday morning.

At 5 a.m., firefighters responded to the blaze at a home in the 300 block of California Avenue, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. When firefighters arrived, they found the house engulfed in flames, sheriff’s Deputy Sal Zuno said.

A female occupant of the home was able to escape, however firefighters learned that a man was still inside.

Once the fire was fully extinguished, firefighters entered the home, where they found the man’s body upstairs, Zuno said.

The San Mateo County coroner’s office has not released the man’s identity.

Fire investigators are still determining a cause for the fire, however a preliminary investigation pointed to an electrical problem, according to Zuno.