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SAN JOSE — Firefighters have contained a 45-acre vegetation fire in the San Jose foothills above Alum Rock that quickly spread Saturday morning.
Crews from Cal Fire and the San Jose Fire Department were called to Mount Hamilton and Crothers roads at about 10:50 a.m. for a report of a brush fire, said Cal Fire spokesperson Pam Temmermand.
The fire was first reported at about five acres but had a moderately fast rate of spread, Temmermand said, engulfing at least 45 acres by late morning.
Over the next few hours, crews beat back its forward progress and tamped down the flames to about 30 acres. By early afternoon, firefighters remained at the scene to control hotspots and hold a firm line around the fire’s edges.
No structures were threatened and no evacuations have been ordered.
Check back for updates.
