Ranch Place Fire in East San Jose burns 100 acres; forward progress stopped
San Jose fire crews and Cal Fire responded to a vegetation fire that began Tuesday afternoon.
The vegetation fire is in East San Jose, near 3500 Ranch Place, and began just after 4 p.m. At 6:15 p.m., Cal Fire said there were evacuation orders in place. Those were reduced to warnings just before 9:30 p.m.
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San Jose Fire said that Cal Fire SCU was sending air support, and that it is a tier 3 vegetation fire. ., Cal Fire said the fire had burned 10 acres. At 5:10 p.m., the fire had burned about 30 acres.
By 10:15 p.m., the fire was 75% contained and had burned 100 acres. Forward progress was stopped.
