The Associated Press
SAN DIEGO — A lit candle in a voodoo supply shop sparked a fire, destroying the San Diego store and damaging an adjacent taco shop.
San Diego police Sgt. Ray Battrick says the blaze’s intense smoke caused officials to evacuate several homes in the Grant Hill neighborhood when the fire broke out early Sunday morning.
Firefighters said the Centro Botanico La Santisma store was a total loss, with nearly $350,000 in damages.
The store sold herbs, amulets and other items related to Santeria, voodoo and other religions.
Battrick says at least one woman in a nearby home was displaced by the fire.