{"id":124251,"date":"2026-01-07T22:21:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/124251\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T22:21:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T22:21:28","slug":"3-alarm-fire-at-buddhist-temple-in-san-jose-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/124251\/","title":{"rendered":"3-alarm fire at Buddhist Temple in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Brief<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">San Jose firefighters raced to a 3-alarm fire at a Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No one was inside and no one was injured.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was a 3-alarm fire there on May 13, 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SAN JOSE, Calif. &#8211; San Jose firefighters raced to put out a 3-alarm fire Monday morning at a Buddhist temple, where there had been a similar fire last year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we know<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Battalion Chief Robert Culbertson said the department received multiple calls just after 5:30 a.m. regarding the fire at Chua Duyen Giac Buddhist temple at 87 Foss Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The fire nearly destroyed the two-story building, Culbertson said, and it will be a &#8220;significant rebuild&#8221; if the people at the temple choose to do so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Culberton said it took about 90 minutes to control the blaze, which threatened surrounding structures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">What we don&#8217;t know<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;div&gt;Crews race to a 3-alarm fire at the Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue. Jan. 5, 2026 Photo: San Jose Fire Department&lt;\/div&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/c63eb60b65015e7e7ef929045355d661.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews race to a 3-alarm fire at the Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue. Jan. 5, 2026 Photo: San Jose Fire Department<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Culbertson said he doesn&#8217;t know what started the fire, which is why arson investigators were sent to the scene to determine what may have happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He said they were interviewing witnesses and property managers to figure it out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was no one inside the two-story building at the time, and therefore, no injuries, San Jose firefighters said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Big picture view<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The temple suffered another 3-alarm fire on May 13, 2024.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"&lt;div&gt;Crews race to a 3-alarm fire at the Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue. Jan. 5, 2026 Photo: San Jose Fire Department&lt;\/div&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bfbc83c94513ff4159e07ee06921812a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Crews race to a 3-alarm fire at the Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue. Jan. 5, 2026 Photo: San Jose Fire Department<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Brief San Jose firefighters raced to a 3-alarm fire at a Buddhist temple on Foss Avenue. 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