San Jose vegetation fire burns abandoned buildings near Montague Expressway

A vegetation fire burning in North San Jose near the Montague Expressway Thursday afternoon has spread to multiple abandoned structures and at least one home, fire authorities said.

The San Jose Fire Department posted on X that fire crews responded to the Tier 1 vegetation fire near the expressway and Seely Ave. after receiving a call at around 12:15 p.m. One structure threatened and traffic was impacted on Montague Expressway.

By 12:51 p.m., the fire response had been elevated to Tier 2 and one abandoned building was fully involved. A short time later, fire officials initially said the fire had extended to multiple abandoned buildings and one home.

The fire department provided an update at 2:30 p.m., saying forward progress was stopped shortly after 2 p.m. Officials said approximately 3-5 acres burned along with one large barn and multiple additional outbuildings.

No structures appeared to be occupied and no injuries were reported. Fire crews remained on the scene to perform mop-up.