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East San Jose vegetation fire burns hillside near Quimby Road

By Dave Pehling,

19 hours ago

PIX Now evening edition 8-19-24 09:58

Crews are at the scene of a vegetation fire in East San Jose Monday evening that has burned 15 acres, according to authorities.

The so-called Quimby Fire burning near the 4700 block of Quimby Road was first reported by the Santa Clara County Unit of Cal Fire at around 8:12 p.m.

Both Cal Fire and San Jose Fire Department units are reportedly responding to the incident. So far no evacuation orders have been issued.

This is a breaking news story. Additional details will be added as they are made available.

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