Demolition begins for Los Altos commercial building gutted in Christmas Day fire
LOS ALTOS – Demolition of a commercial building in Los Altos that was badly damaged in a three-alarm Christmas Day fire began Wednesday, according to city and fire officials.
A contractor's crew will start tearing down the roof and second story of the building over the next several days in order to make it safe for investigators with the Santa Clara County Fire Department to get inside and determine what caused the fire.
El Camino Real between San Antonio Road and Sherwood Avenue was closed as a result of the fire and will remain off limits to traffic until the demolition is complete.
Santa Clara County Fire posted photos of the initial stages of the demolition on social media Wednesday afternoon.
Demolition has begun at the site of the Christmas day 3-alarm fire at 4600 El Camino Real in #LosAltos. Following completion of this work, the building will be deemed safe to enter and fire investigators can continue their work to determine the origin and cause of the fire. pic.twitter.com/XT14kmRFCn
— Santa Clara County Fire (@sccfiredept) January 25, 2024
The fire was reported at 4:48 a.m. Dec. 25 at the two-story, roughly 20,000 square foot building at 4600 El Camino Real.
No injuries were reported.