Home Depot pays $1.3m for fire code violations contributing to a 2022 South San Jose store arson fire.

Home Depot will pay $1.3 million for fire code violations that contributed to a 2022 arson fire destroying a South San Jose store. The Santa Clara District Attorney's Office found that the violations, including non-functioning sprinklers, hindered firefighters' efforts to save the structure. A five-alarm fire, ignited by Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, destroyed the store in April 2022.

May 20, 2024
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