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Victim Allegedly Started Liquor Store Fire | San Jose News
In a shocking twist, police reveal that 56-year-old Benigo “Benny” Pare, one of the victims in the November 2025 Avenue Liquors fire, may have intentionally set the blaze while chained in the loft — using gasoline. His co-victim, 25-year-old Anil Kumar Sharma, also perished in the inferno. Authorities say all exits were locked from within and point to physical evidence, witness statements, and surveillance as key to their theory. Despite Pare’s reputation as a hardworking, generous family man, investigators stand by their findings — pending final analysis — that he acted alone. Listen in…
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