Overview
- No injuries were reported as employees evacuated customers and a 16-year-old coworker helped pull the driver from the burning SUV.
- Firefighters contained a two-alarm blaze in about 20 minutes after the vehicle struck a section stocked with butane and lighter accessories.
- The Woodside Plaza store remains closed with extensive sprinkler-related water damage and lost utilities, and the owner says reopening could take months.
- Police describe the driver as elderly and say no charges have been filed as the crash appears to be pedal misapplication.
- Building inspectors and remediation crews are assessing the structure, and neighboring businesses reported smoke and water damage that led to temporary closures.