Crime & Safety
Dog Dies, Four Displaced From East SJ House Fire
Two other dogs were displaced from the one-alarm fire on McKinley Court Monday night.
SAN JOSE, CA -- A dog has died and four people have been displaced following a one-alarm fire at a home in East San Jose late Monday night, according to fire officials.
The blaze was first reported at 11:20 p.m. at a home in the 3400 block of Mt. McKinley Court, according to San Jose Fire Department Captain Mike Van Elgort. Van Elgort said crews contained the fire around 11:45 p.m., which was also complicated by a downed wire from the home to a power line.
Two other dogs were also displaced with the residents, who are being assisted by the American Red Cross.
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No other residents or firefighters were injured in the blaze. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
--Bay City News/Image via Renee Schiavone, Patch
