2-alarm fire burns home in San Jose

PIX Now Evening Edition 3-22-24

Fire crews in San Jose are at the scene of a two-alarm fire burning Friday evening near the Baton Rouge neighborhood east of I-680, according to authorities.

The San Jose Fire Department X account posted about the fire shortly before 7 p.m. It said firefighters responded to a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Rough and Ready Rd.

Firefighters are on scene of a 2nd-alarm assignment at a residential structure fire in the 600 block of Rough and Ready Rd.

Roads are closed leading to the scene. Please use caution around personnel and equipment. ⁦@SJPD_PIO⁩ ⁦@PGE4Me⁩ pic.twitter.com/XxAfBcyqFC
— San José Fire Dept. (@SJFD) March 23, 2024

Roads are closed leading to the scene. Residents are asked to avoid the area and use caution around personnel and equipment.

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