{"id":6793,"date":"2026-08-14T16:37:11","date_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6793"},"modified":"2026-08-14T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T16:37:11","slug":"man-who-died-chained-in-burning-liquor-store-set-the-fire-himself-redwood-city-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6793","title":{"rendered":"Man who died chained in burning liquor store set the fire himself, Redwood City police say"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>REDWOOD CITY \u2014 A fire that killed two men late last year at a Redwood City liquor store was intentionally set by one of them, according to police, who say he was found chained up inside the establishment.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6791\">Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a case update Thursday, the Redwood City Police Department said 56-year-old Benigo Nuguid Pare \u201cintentionally introduced and ignited gasoline in the loft area\u201d of Avenue Liquors, located at 2147 Roosevelt Ave., shortly before sunrise on Nov. 3, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Pare was found with a chain around both wrists secured by a lock, according to police.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSubsequent examination determined the chain tightly secured one wrist while remaining loose around the other,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>According to police, investigators concluded Pare intentionally set the fire \u201cbased on physical evidence, witness statements, surveillance video and the totality of the investigation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fire also claimed the life of Anil Kumar Sharma, 25, who was found with Pare in the loft area.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6789\">How John Luk put Asian shopping malls on the map in the Bay Area<\/a><\/p>\n<p>All the exits were secured from inside the business, and \u201cinvestigators found no evidence indicating that any additional person participated in the incident,\u201d police said.<\/p>\n<p>Pare worked at Avenue Liquors, according to a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for his wife and four children. The organizer described the man, also known as Benny, as \u201cone of the most hardworking, humble and generous people I\u2019ve ever met.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The update left many questions unanswered, including what role, if any, Sharma played in the incident and whether Pare intended to kill him. A police department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a message seeking additional details about the case.<\/p>\n<p>Some evidence remains under examination, but police do not expect the pending results to \u201cmaterially alter\u201d any of their conclusions.<\/p>\n<p>Anyone with information related to the case can contact the police department at 650-780-7100.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=6787\">High school football 2026 preview: DAL Foothill Division<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Check back for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A fire that killed two men last year at a Redwood City liquor store was intentionally set by one of them, according to police, who say the man was chained inside the business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6792,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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