Early Morning Duplex Fire Displaces Residents In San Jose; Cause Under Investigation

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- Firefighters in San Jose extinguished a two-alarm residential structure fire that displaced three residents early Friday morning.

Firefighters responded at 12:22 a.m. March 31 to a duplex at 919 South 11th St. and found both units of the structure in flames, according to San Jose fire Capt. Mike Van Elgort.

The fire was reported knocked down at 12:55 a.m.

Nearby houses were evacuated as a precaution, but firefighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading, Van Elgort said.

There were no reported injuries in the blaze.

The fire's cause is still under investigation.

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