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

Man who died in Escondido 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…