Early morning fire breaks out at Buddhist temple in San Jose
Firefighters in San Jose battled a structure fire early Monday morning that broke out at a Buddhist temple previously damaged in a blaze nearly two years ago.
Shortly after 5:35 a.m., firefighters were called to a two-story building on 90 Foss Avenue, near Alum Rock Avenue and Interstate 680. Officials said the building is a mixed-use Buddhist temple.
#SJFD has a third alarm responding to a structure fire at a large 2-story building on the 90 block of Foss Ave. Structure is mixed-use Buddhist temple that previously sustained fire damage. No occupants at time of fire. Traffic closed on Foss. Please avoid the area.
— San José Fire Dept. (@SJFD) January 5, 2026
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Firefighters used multiple aerial master streams to control the fire. The building sustained a partial roof collapse.
No one was inside the building at the time of the fire, officials said. As of about 7:30 a.m., firefighters said they were beginning to clear units from the area and roads near the fire were being reopened.
According to the fire department, the same temple was damaged in a fire on May 13, 2024. In that fire, four residents were displaced and no injuries were reported.
The cause of Monday's fire was not immediately known.