At approximately 2 a.m., Thursday, January 17, 2008 units of the San José Fire Department responded to a report of smoke in a building at 89 South First Street in the heart of downtown San José.
Upon reaching the scene firefighters were confronted with a two-story historic structure well-involved with heavy fire showing. With flames leaping over 40 feet into the air firefighters under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Kevin Conant, Cliff Hubbard, and Stewart McGehee immediately transitioned to a defensive operation to protect adjacent structures.
Firefighters were able to successfully prevent the flames from spreading to neighboring structures, but the fire completely destroyed the 19,000 square foot masonry building. The structure, known as the Porter Stock Building, was constructed in 1867.
There were no injuries reported and the cause of the fire remains under investigation.Submitted by: SJFD Photographer, Craig Allyn Rose
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