A fire destroyed a family-owned grocery store in Renton on Aug. 24.<\/p>\n
Community members have rallied to support Jackie and Damu Maples, the owners of Top of the Hill Quality Produce, after a fire burned down the store early Saturday morning.<\/p>\n
Multiple fire agencies including the Renton Regional Fire Authority responded on Aug. 24 to reports of an explosion and fire at a commercial building in the 5300 block of Northeast 4th Street. Shortly after the arrival of firefighting crews at the scene, the incident was upgraded to a 2-alarm fire.<\/p>\n
Firefighters attacked the fire from the exterior of the building, with the building experiencing a partial roof collapse in the center of the structure approximately 35 minutes following the initial call, according to the King County Fire District 20’s social media. <\/p>\n
No injuries resulted to any firefighters in the call.<\/p>\n
Fire investigators arrived at the scene with investigators continuing to work to determine a cause.<\/p>\n
Friends and neighbors of the owners set up a GoFundMe to support the Maples the day of the fire, with a goal of raising $100,000.<\/p>\n
As of Aug. 26, the GoFundMe has received nearly $12,000 in donations.<\/p>\n
“Early Saturday morning … the store burned down and they lost everything inside,” the GoFundMe states. “Not only the physical losses, but now loss of income, as well as employees [who] are also out of work for an unknown amount of time.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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