SAN JOSE, Calif. - It took San Jose firefighters 3 1/2 hours to extinguish a $2 million blaze that consumed two buildings northeast of downtown.
Fire Capt. Debbie Ward tells the San Jose Mercury News that the blaze was reported at 2:38 a.m. Monday and a knockdown was declared at 6 a.m. Motorists on Highway 101 saw 40-foot flames licking into the sky and called 911.
There were no injuries.
The El Savoy club and San Jose Metals were heavily damaged.