Two buildings β IBM and Muriel Wright School "Girl's Ranch" β were evacuated and nearby residents were asked to shelter in place.
The inmate was discovered unresponsive in his cell, sheriff's officials said.
The fire was first reported around 1 a.m.
San Jose firefighters worked inside the home to extinguish the blaze but had to come out when it became unsafe, a fire official said.
Officers had responded at 1:54 a.m. to The Plant shopping center at 2151 Monterey Road.
Deputies had just served a warrant at the man's residence, according to Santa Clara County sheriff's spokesman Sgt. Reginald Cooks.
Amid the contents of discarded bags of trash was a receipt from a local marijuana dispensary, Santa Clara County sheriff's officials said.
The incident happened Wednesday night in an unincorporated area of Los Gatos.
The blaze broke out at about 2 a.m. Monday.
The incident started just after noon Thursday at a swim club off Almaden Expressway.
Life jackets can be borrowed for up to three days from certain fire stations in Gilroy, Morgan Hill, Los Gatos, Cupertino and San Jose.
Tyler Chen, 46, and his wife Kim, 45, are accused in a string of home, business and warehouse fires in San Jose and Stockton.
The fire was initially reported as being near Keeler Court and Santa Teresa Boulevard.
Prosecutors said they believe Foster hurt his girlfriend even though she recanted, which "is common among domestic violence victims."
Police are still investigating the shooting last week that left one man dead and another injured.
Hector Leanos, Jr., 40, of San Jose, was arrested around 3:30 p.m. and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail.
The blaze briefly blocked a ramp connecting Highways 87 and 85 early Friday.
"I told him I was going to f--- up his career."
The Santa Clara County medical examiner's office has publicly identified a 28-year-old county jail inmate who died at a hospital last week.
The double shooting happened at about 1:11 a.m. on Blossom Hill Road.
A Tesla Model S crashed through the front doors of a Starbucks as customers and employees were inside.
Santa Clara County prosecutors have charged the 24-year-old NFL linebacker with three felonies.
Prosecutors on Monday asked for more time to study evidence submitted by Foster's ex-girlfriend that supposedly proves he did not harm her.
The domestic violence allegations stemmed from a Feb. 11 incident when Foster was said to have attacked her in the couple's Los Gatos home.
Here's why the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office has dropped one of its charges against the NFL player and Los Gatos resident.
The linebacker, facing 11 years behind bars if convicted of February attack of his girlfriend in Los Gatos, was silent leaving courtroom.
San Jose police are investigating the Thottapilly family's disappearance after they failed to show up at a San Jose relative's home.
The armed bank robbery was reported at 11:30 a.m. Monday, according to the Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department.
Police say the 23-year-old motorcyclist was not wearing a helmet.
A travel advisory has been issued for state Highway 17.
The 36-year-old accused of molesting his 7-year-old step-granddaughter has been apprehended, authorities say.
Students were alerted of the situation in a campus-wide email sent out Wednesday, according to San Jose State police Capt. Alan Cavallo.
The 84-year-old died Feb. 28 from injuries suffered in a Feb. 4 crash on Bernal Road at U.S. 101. Police suspect the other driver of DUI.
The fire was reported at 9:25 a.m. in the 100 block of Magneson Terrace.
The crash was reported around 11:16 a.m. Sunday.
Police are investigating the accident in San Jose.
A message containing a threat of a shooting Wednesday at SJSU was found in a campus bathroom.
The San Jose Fire Department was still working to figure out the exact cause of the fatality Monday.
CAL Fire Santa Clara Unit is hosting an orientation this weekend.
The San Francisco linebacker was booked into a Santa Clara County jail Sunday following his arrest in Los Gatos, police say.