Tuesday, February 05, 2008

Four-Alarm Fire Consumes Vacant Warehouse

On Sunday, February 3, 2008 at 10:30 PM, units of the San José Fire Department responded to reports of a fire in a large commercial structure at 686 North King Road in an industrial area of the city.

Upon their arrival, crews quickly called for additional resources and established a defensive operation under the direction of Battalion Chiefs Jose Guerrero (Incident Commander), Kevin Conant (Operations), Stewart McGehee, Gary Weekley, Robert Sapien (Safety) and additional chief officers from CAL FIRE and the Gilroy Fire Department.

Firefighters were able to quickly determine that the structure was unoccupied, with a well-advanced fire that required the immediate establishment of a defensive operation including the deployment of five truck companies, each flowing their elevated master streams.

Over 60 firefighters worked for several hours to bring the blaze under control while protecting adjacent exposures from igniting. The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation and there were no reports of injuries.

Submitted by: SJFD Photographer, Craig Allyn Rose

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