SAN JOSE, Calif.(KMUV-TV) -- UPDATE April 20, 2022 10 am The Santa Clara District Attorney's office announced the man suspected of starting the Home Depot fire in San Jose.Dyllin Jaycruz Gogue, 27, of San Jose, was arrested on April 15 and faces multiple charges.According to the District Attorney's office, the suspect set the fire in a hallway when he was trying to steal tools from the hardware store."I am grateful to all of our law enforcement partners who have quickly brought this individual to justice," said District Attorney Jeff Rosen."And I'm thankful that this was not a mass murder case. This fire - set during business hours - could easily have left bodies in the rubble. It was terribly reckless behavior, and we will pursue it to the fullest extent of the law." .Among the charges against him are aggravated arson, seven counts of grand theft and three of petty theft.The prosecutor's office said the fire started at 5:30 pm and Gogue was stopped by a store employee as he was leaving with a cart of stolen tools.The prosecutor's office said he stole items from a Bass Pro store before, fled in someone's car after lighting the Home Depot on fire and when he robbed a nearby Macy's."ATF's National Response Team, or NRT, arrived at the scene of The Home Depot fire during the preliminary stages of this investigation. We brought our fire scene analysis experience to the San Jose Fire Department to determine if the fire was arson, accidental, or undetermined ATF approaches each fire scene without preconception, allowing the evidence to guide us to a conclusion After reviewing all the evidence, ATF and our partners classified this fire as arsonist, meaning it was intentionally set and is considered an act of arson. Arson is a dangerous act of violence that poses a significant threat to the community."The maximum sentence could range from 14 years to life in prison, with the possibility of parole within six to nine years.The Santa Clara County prosecutor reported that a suspect was arrested for causing the Home Depot fire in San José on MondayPeople who live or work in south San Jose were placed under a shelter-in-place advisory until Sunday afternoon, after a Home Depot caught fire and sent thick gray smoke into the air.The San Jose Fire Department confirmed the fire started in the rear of the store in the lumber section around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.They are still investigating its cause.They had to evacuate many people around Highway 920 through Blossom Hill.The Home Depot is located in a strip mall across the street from the Westfield Oakridge Mall.This was considered a five alarm fire and took approximately 6 hours to control after it broke out.The San Jose Fire Battalion said a variety of easily burned products, such as wood and paint thinner, made the fire especially difficult to fight.At least 30 fire units with 100 firefighters arrived to fight the flames.Some of them were dispatched to the neighborhoods around the store to make sure the flames didn't reach nearby homes.Crews continued to work through the night to clean up hot spots and keep an eye out for embers trying to drift into surrounding homes and businesses.As of Sunday morning, there was still the threat of dangerous gases floating in the air.The San Jose Fire Hazard Incident Team deemed the air quality in the area "unhealthy."They recommend that people in South San Jose close their windows and doors and not use any air conditioning systems.There were no reports of missing persons or injuries from the fire.Assignment/ Web Manager for KION News Channel 5/46 and Telemundo 23You must be logged in to post a comment.EEOReport |Terms of Use |Privacy Policy |FCC Applications |Do Not Sell My Personal InformationBreaking News Severe Weather Daily News Update Morning Weather Forecast Contests and Promotions