Church Fire: 4 Structures, 16 Vehicles Destroyed

SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA — One mobile home, three outbuildings and 16 motor vehicles have been destroyed in a grass fire near the community of San Martin in unincorporated Santa Clara County, a Cal Fire spokeswoman said Thursday. The Church Fire, first reported late Wednesday afternoon, has burned 20 acres, said Cal Fire spokeswomen Pam Temmermand, and was 85-percent contained as of noon Thursday.

Four engines with three firefighters each were still working there to put the fire out completely, she said.

In addition, two other homes have been damaged by the fire, and 21 people have been displaced from their homes by the fire, Temmermand said. No injuries had been reported as of today, she added.

Triple-digit temperatures through at least Friday are expected at interior locations throughout the East Bay and in the hills of Santa Clara, Alameda, San Benito and Monterey counties, which will exacerbate the fire danger in all those areas, the National Weather Service said this morning.

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By Bay City News Service

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