SANTA FE SPRINGS, California — Authorities say a 62-year-old employee has been cooked to death at a Southern California seafood plant for tuna maker Bumble Bee Foods. The Whittier Daily News reports that Jose Melena was found shortly before 7 A.M. Thursday at the plant in Santa Fe Springs. Erika Monterroza, a spokeswoman for the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, says it's unclear how the man ended up inside a cooking device called a “steamer machine.” The state agency has launched an investigation. Bumble Bee Foods spokesman Pat Menke expressed condolences to Melena's family in a written statement. Menke says operations at the canning facility will be suspended until Monday. — AP