BREAKING: Police say a person of interest is in custody following a three-alarm fire at a San Jose storage facility.
The three-alarm blaze erupted late Wednesday, sparking a massive plume of smoke that could be seen for miles throughout the city. The fire was contained overnight and authorities are still trying to determine its cause.
The fire was reported shortly after 6 p.m. at Public Storage in the area of Blossom Hill and Cottle roads in South San Jose. People in the area said they heard explosions at the site of the fire. The explosions were seen miles away and videos of it were posted on social media.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.“My windshield was locked. But I feel the sound. A blast sound came out. I was scared something’s wrong going on,” said Babu Prasad of San Jose.
“I heard some explosion sound. My dad thought it was an earthquake first,” said San Jose resident Jaelyn Ha.
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