RENTON, Washington. – Customers at a local family-owned grocery store are in shock after a fire broke out at the Renton store early Saturday morning.

According to investigators, the fire broke out around 3 a.m. at Top of the Hill Quality Produce.

“It’s our neighborhood market. It’s really sad,” said customer Kim Ellenberg. “You can smell it in the air.”

The cause of the fire is still under investigation, but FOX 13 was told that numerous 911 calls have been made by callers reporting hearing some sort of explosion.

“We received reports of explosion sounds and immediately afterward calls about a building on fire,” said Eric Autry, spokesman for King County Fire District #20. “We were able to get the fire under control, but the roof collapsed.”

When customers stopped by on Saturday, they found their beloved little grocery store boarded up.

“I just couldn’t believe it,” said customer Skylar Mansfield. “Everyone is asking what happened. It’s going to cost a lot of money to rebuild because of all the damage.”

“It’s so sad to see the businesses go under like this,” said Ed Ellenberg. “I loved going to the butcher.”

“We come here at least once a week and get our fruits and vegetables and our meat,” added Ed’s wife, Kim. “Incidentally, this is the only place we buy our meat. We hope they reopen.”

In an online post, owners Jackie and Damu Maples wrote that the fire was “a setback, not the end.”

Their full statement read:

“It is with a heavy heart that we inform you that a fire has caused significant damage to our beloved Top of the Hill Quality Produce.

We want to extend our deepest gratitude to the heroes of the Renton Fire Department for their quick and incredible response. As a family-owned business, we have always been proud to be a part of this wonderful community and your support means the world to us. We are committed to rebuilding and continuing to serve you, our extended family, with the same dedication and care as always.

We will provide further updates in the coming days as we begin this journey. Thank you for standing by us during this difficult time.”

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