Victims Identified in Redwood City Liquor Store Fire as Probe Continues

Overview

• Authorities identified the deceased as Benigno Nuguid Pare, 56, and Anil Kumar Sharma, 25.
• Fire crews responded around 5:30 a.m. on Nov. 3 to Avenue Liquor Store on Roosevelt Avenue and found the building fully engulfed.
• Two people were discovered inside with no signs of life and severe burns as firefighters worked the scene.
• The Redwood City police and fire departments and the San Mateo County Coroner's Office are conducting a joint investigation.
• Officials have not determined the cause or the circumstances of the victims' presence and ask anyone with information to call Redwood City police at 650-780-7100.