San Jose: Authorities say man set Home Depot fire as diversion for tool theft - The Mercury News


4/19/2022 12:00:00 AM3 years 10 months ago
by Maggie Angst, Robert Salonga

A 27-year-old San Jose resident was charged with arson and a series of thefts leading up to massive blaze; questions remain as to why the entire building was destroyed.

Authorities on Tuesday said that a man accused of lighting a fire that ended up destroying a Home Depot — and also blanketed a South San Jose neighborhood in noxious smoke and burned so hot that it t… [+6878 chars]

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