Vehicle crashes into Redwood City hardware store, catches fire

By Jose Fabian

A car crashed into a Redwood City hardware store on Monday and caught fire, the fire department said.

The business it crashed into was an Ace Hardware in Woodside Plaza, and people were inside the business at the time of the crash.

“We heard a revving noise, and then we looked, and the car went straight through the window. There was a lot of butane where she crashed, so it kept catching on fire and blowing up,” said Ricky Pera, who works at the store. “At that moment, we all got fire extinguishers and helped her get out of the car.” 

Fire officials said thankfully, no one was injured, and that the vehicle crashed through glass, so there is no danger to the building’s structural integrity.