Crime & Safety
1-Alarm Fire Displaces South Bay Family of 4
Firefighters arrived on the scene in time to save a neighboring home from being damaged.
SAN JOSE, CA — A family of four was displaced after a 1-alarm fire destroyed most of a garage at a home in south San Jose late Wednesday night, according to San Jose Fire Department officials.
The fire was reported by the residents of the home and several neighbors at 10:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Curie Drive, Fire Captain Brad Cloutier said. Significant fire charred both the garage and attic.
According to Cloutier, an aggressive attack from a second fire engine that arrived on scene saved a neighboring home from being damaged.
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Crews stayed on the scene past midnight conducting overhaul operations. Two adults and two children were displaced. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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