Two People Killed in Early Monday Morning Liquor Store Fire in Redwood City

"Redwood City's Roosevelt Plaza is just a normal small strip-mall-style plaza with a spa, a nail salon, a couple fitness centers, and about five restaurants. It also has a liquor store called Avenue Liquors. But disaster struck at Avenue Liquors sometime before 5:30 am Monday morning, as KRON 4 reports that a fire broke out at the store, and the bodies of two people killed in the fire were discovered inside the premises later Monday morning."

"The Redwood City Fire Department was called to the scene at 5:30 am Monday morning, and found the building engulfed in flames. "During suppression efforts, firefighters opening the roof observed what appeared to be two individuals inside the structure, the Redwood City Police Department said in an announcement. Both showed no signs of life and appeared to have sustained severe burns." The obvious question here is what those two people were doing in a closed liquor store at 5:30 in the morning, and whether they may have been somehow responsible for the fire itself."

A fire occurred before 5:30 a.m. at Avenue Liquors in Redwood City's Roosevelt Plaza, killing two people who were found inside and showed no signs of life. The Redwood City Fire Department discovered the building engulfed in flames and observed the victims during suppression efforts. The store owner was contacted and is cooperating; the owner was not present when the fire broke out. The San Mateo County Coroner's Office has not identified the victims. Redwood City Fire and Police departments continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to call [phone].

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