Fire Destroys West San José Apartments
On Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 5:00 p.m., units of the San José Fire Department were dispatched to 7200 Bollinger Road on the city's west side for multiple reports of heavy smoke from a two-story, multi-unit, residential structure.
Upon their arrival firefighters discovered two second floor units fully involved in fire and immediately struck a second-alarm. It took firefighters over an hour to completely extinguish the flames which left several residents homeless and one man with injuries.
San José firefighters, assisted by units of the Santa Clara County Fire Department, were able to prevent the fire from spreading throughout the building, but several other apartment units did suffer smoke and water damage.Submitted by: SJFD Photographer, Craig Allyn Rose















On Thursday, July 19, 2007 the
Upon arrival Firefighters were up against intense fire conditions with flames erupting from the basement and blowing through the roof. Incident Commander Jim Stunkel (Battalion 1B) immediately declared a defensive operation as the roof caved in and the back exterior wall of the structure collapsed. Flames spread into the adjacent structure's attic. Without delay Firefighters quickly extinguished and saved that structure from further damage.
