A pile of rubble in downtown San Jose caught fire Tuesday morning after two structures were bulldozed, according to the San Jose Fire Department.
The fire has been knocked down but continues to smolder, firefighters said.
The second-alarm fire broke out on the 100 block of N. 4th Street, officials said on X. The blaze was called in around 9:49 a.m.
San Jose firefighters work at the scene of demolished structures that caught fire in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. A pile of rubble in downtown San Jose caught fire Tuesday morning after two structures were bulldozed, according to the San Jose Fire Department. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
The debris pile that caught fire was the remains of two adjacent buildings that had been bulldozed earlier in the day, fire officials said.
The fire prompted evacuations of nearby residences and impacted traffic on St. John Street and St. James Street.
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San Jose firefighters protect the house next to demolished structures that caught fire in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) San Jose firefighters work at the scene of demolished structures that caught fire in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) San Jose firefighters work at the scene of demolished structures that caught fire in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)
