San Jose fire

San Jose: Two more fires reveal pot-growing operations inside houses

August 18, 2010

Firefighters responding to reports of smoke found marijuana-growing operations inside two more San Jose homes Monday. Police seized a few hundred plants at one location. For the third time in the past week, fires in San Jose resulted in the discovery and seizure of residential marijuana-growing operations. Such illegal operations are not uncommon in the [...]

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San Jose Commercial Structure Fire

July 4, 2010

On Saturday, July 3, 2010 at 1:52 PM units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to reports of fire in a single-story, multiple occupancy, commercial concrete tilt up structure at 1701 Rogers Avenue in an industrial area of north San Jose. First due Station 5 equipment reported smoke showing while en route on the [...]

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One Dead in San Jose House Fire

February 2, 2009

During the early morning hours of February 1, 2009, units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire in a residential neighborhood in the northeast area of the city. After fighting the flames for over an hour firefighters discovered the body of an 86-year-old male victim on the first floor [...]

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Three-Alarm Fire Strikes San Jose Neighborhood

October 13, 2008

On Saturday, October 11, 2008 at approximately 2:08 PM, units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 2069 Limewood Drive on San Jose’s north side. Callers to 9-1-1 reported a loud explosion followed by a fast moving fire that fully engulfed a home under construction. San Jose Fire [...]

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Three-Alarm Fire Sweeps San Jose Strip Mall

October 4, 2008

On Thursday, October 2, at approximately 6:00 AM, units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to a fast moving structure fire in a multi-unit strip mall at 5156 Moorpark Avenue on the city’s west side.  The fire sent flames up to 40 feet above the roofline of the structure and destroyed three business occupancies [...]

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Small Fire Strikes San Jose Restaurant

June 17, 2008

On June 17, 2008 just before 5:00 a.m. units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to reports of flames and smoke issuing from the rear awning of the Cozy Restaurant located at 2089 The Alameda. Firefighters quickly extinguished the fire that appeared to be burning through the tile roof above a small storage area [...]

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Fire at Tomato Thyme Restaurant in South San Jose

June 5, 2008

Fire crews on Wednesday morning knocked down a two-alarm blaze fire that ripped through a South San Jose restaurant. The blaze that broke out at the Tomato Thyme restaurant at 5631 Cottle Road near Blossom Hill Road was fully contained about 6:35 a.m., according to San Jose Fire Capt. Craig Schwinge. About 45 firefighters responded [...]

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Fire destroys San Jose garage and outbuildings

April 29, 2008

Flames tore through a detached garage, several outbuildings, and at least one vehicle during an early morning fire in San Jose’s Burbank district on April 20, 2008. Just after 6:00 am units of the San Jose Fire Department responded to multiple calls reporting fire to the rear of 108 Cleveland Avenue. While en route first-due [...]

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Fire Guts San Jose Commercial Structure, One Dead

April 12, 2008

An early morning four-alarm fire has swept through a large two-story commercial structure in San Jose; a man’s body was found inside the building. Units of the San Jose Fire Department, under the direction of Battalion Chief Juan Diaz (B29C), responded to 850 Faulstich Court on San Jose’s northeast side just before 5:00 a.m. on [...]

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Fire guts parts of Campbell home as stunned neighbors watch

April 6, 2008

A fast-moving fire gutted parts of a two-story house today as dozens of stunned residents of a quiet Campbell neighborhood watched in shock. There were no injuries in the afternoon blaze at 4124 Lemoyne Way, but onlookers worried that the fire would spread to other houses and that the gusty winds would sweep the flames [...]

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