Firefighters temporarily close roads as fire tears through home in San Jose

A fire tore through a house Wednesday evening in San Jose, prompting the temporary closure of multiple surrounding streets.

Firefighters were working at about 8 p.m. to extinguish the blaze, which appeared consume a home on the 700 block of Almaden Avenue, according to the San Jose Fire Department. No injuries were reported.

The fire department did not immediately release any information on a suspected cause.

Firefighters are on scene of a full first-alarm at a residential structure fire in the 700 block of Almaden Av. No injuries.

Vine St is closed at Grant. Almaden is closed at Virginia.

Please use caution around personnel and equipment. ⁦@SJPD_PIO⁩ ⁦@PGE4Me⁩ pic.twitter.com/lrqrN2ajUq

— San José Fire Dept. (@SJFD) February 22, 2024

Multiple nearby roads were temporarily closed Wednesday evening while firefighters battled the fire, including portions of Almaden Avenue and Vine Street.

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