Man who died in California house fire allegedly had a history of smoking while on oxygen

"A 75-year-old man who died in an Escondido house fire on Saturday had a history of smoking while using an oxygen machine, and authorities are investigating the blaze as an accident, arson investigators said. The man's body was found around 4 p.m. shortly after Escondido police and firefighters were called to the scene of a blaze burning at a home on South Upas Street near West Avenue, police said."

"The man's body was found inside one of the rooms after firefighters extinguished the flames. Escondido police spokesperson Lt. Ryan Hicks said the man had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a do-not-resuscitate order in place. His name has not been released by the county Medical Examiner's Office. He had a history of smoking while on oxygen, which appears consistent with the circumstances of this incident, Hicks said."

A 75-year-old man died in a house fire in Escondido. Firefighters and police responded and found his body inside a room after extinguishing flames. The body was discovered around 4 p.m. The man had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and a do-not-resuscitate order in place. He had a history of smoking while using an oxygen machine, which appears consistent with the circumstances of the incident. The fire is being investigated by the Escondido Fire Department and police, and the county Medical Examiner's Office has not released the man's name.

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