The fire broke out on the 3100 block of Locke Drive.
player ready... SAN JOSE — Firefighters were responding to a vegetation fire Tuesday afternoon near Los Lagos Golf Course, authorities said. The fire broke out on the 3100 block of Locke Drive, according to a social media post from the San Jose Fire Department.
The blaze, which was called in at 3:14 p.m., began with a tier one response at the size of one acre and was upgraded to a a tier two response shortly before 3:45 p.m., authorities said. The fire was moving at a moderate rate of spread and was threatening structures, authorities added. Some firefighting units have been assigned to structure protection.
Firefighters stopped the fire’s forward progress by 4:30 p.m. Danger to structures was mitigated around 4:15 p.m. In a video update shared at 4:40 p.m., SJFD Deputy Chief Aaron Freyler said that 45 firefighters were on scene responding to the blaze.
“There is a lot of fuel. We’ve got a light flashy fuel today,” Freyler said.
“It is slightly windy today. ” “The weather’s actually going to change tomorrow and Thursday,” he added.
“We’re going to see some higher fire conditions with some more wind. ”This is a developing story. Check back for
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