Firefighters from Cal Fire, the North County Fire Protection Authority and the Coastside Fire Protection District responded to a fire at Princeton Storage Co. in San Mateo County.
A Moss Beach man was arrested for arson for an early Saturday morning trailer fire that spread to a storage facility and damaged eight storage units in San Mateo County’s Princeton-by-the-Sea community.
The fire was reported at about 1:30 a.m. at Princeton Storage Co., located at 199 Airport St., in the unincorporated coastal community north of Half Moon Bay.
Firefighters from Cal Fire, the Coastside Fire Protection District, and the North County Fire Authority responded and were able to contain the flames by 6:30 a.m. Nobody was injured.
The business’ owner, Judy Baskin, said she flew in from Austin, Texas, after hearing the news. She said she could not yet confirm how much damage was caused though initial estimates are in the tens of thousands of dollars, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
She said no employees were at the business at the time, but a customer was present.
She described one of the eight units as “badly” damaged. The others largely had smoke damage. Some siding was also destroyed.
Deputies immediately evacuated nearby residents and set up a perimeter while firefighters were able to successfully contain the fire. No one was injured.
An immediate joint investigation between sheriff’s deputies and fire investigators began and a suspect was quickly identified as 29-year-old William A. Caneitzep of Moss Beach. Caneitzep was located by sheriff’s deputies at around 8:30 p.m. Saturday, at which point he was arrested and booked into the Maguire Correctional Facility for arson.
The Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with additional information to call the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office anonymous Tip Line at (800) 547-2700. Additionally, community members are encouraged to report any suspicious activity to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
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