Investigators say Gogue lit the fire before attempting to flee the store. “Miraculously no one was hurt … But it came close - far, far too close - to causing many injuries and deaths.” “I’m thankful that my office - the DA’s office - is not prosecuting a multiple murder case today,” District Attorney Jeff Rosen said Tuesday, praising the quick response of more than 100 city firefighters. He has been charged with three counts of arson, seven counts of grand theft and three counts of petty theft, which carry a sentence of 14 years to life in prison if he is convicted on all the alleged crimes. The fire raised questions about the building’s fire-response systems, after witnesses reported the fire alarms did not sound until nearly everyone was outside, and that the store’s sprinklers did not appear to activate.ĭyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, of San Jose, is accused of intentionally igniting the blaze that erupted on April 9 in the lumber section of the Home Depot at 920 Blossom Hill Road.
The five-alarm fire quickly grew into a conflagration and forced hundreds to flee the store and nearby businesses and homes. Gogue is alleged to have set fire to a Home Depot store on Blossom Hill Road while trying to steal tools. SAN JOSE, CA – APRIL 19: Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, right, appears with an attorney for a hearing at the Hall of Justice on Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Jose, Calif.
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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 triggered weather satellites - was trying to create a diversion while he made off with a cart full of stolen tools, authorities said Tuesday.
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