{"id":433396,"date":"2026-08-15T02:46:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433396\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:46:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T02:46:30","slug":"massive-fire-destroys-burger-king-in-san-jose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/433396\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive fire destroys Burger King in San Jose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(<a data-ylk=\"slk:KRON;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"http:\/\/kron4.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KRON<\/a>) \u2014 A massive fire destroyed a Burger King in San Jose early Thursday morning, according to the San Jose Fire Department. The fire happened at the chain&#8217;s location at 5154 Moorpark Ave. in San Jose.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SJFD responded to the fire at 5:15 a.m., and the fire was knocked down at around 6:31 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Video from the scene (above) shows flames all over the Burger King, seemingly destroying the restaurant&#8217;s roof.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:San Jose spot that sells $1.99 burgers to open new location;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/https-www-kron4-com-news-food-business\/south-bay-spot-that-sells-1-99-burgers-to-open-east-bay-outpost\/?ipid=promo-link-block1\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0San Jose spot that sells $1.99 burgers to open new location\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"The Burger King on Moorpark Avenue in San Jose was severely damaged after a fire broke out early Thursday morning on Aug. 13. (AIO Filmz)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/ca0bfff6eacea932724bc8e02335613b.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Burger King on Moorpark Avenue in San Jose was severely damaged after a fire broke out early Thursday morning on Aug. 13. (AIO Filmz)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:Decades-old Oakland chicken &amp; waffles restaurant closing;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/news\/https-www-kron4-com-news-food-business\/decades-old-oakland-chicken-waffles-restaurant-closing\/?ipid=promo-link-block2\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0Decades-old Oakland chicken &amp; waffles restaurant closing\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(AIO Filmz)\" 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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/46e6071bc704ce743fba03a64de2908d.png\"\/><img alt=\"(AIO Filmz)\" 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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/485b2e555109158c7251f5648638f0f2.png\"\/><img alt=\"(AIO Filmz)\" 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\/08\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/db70e1feff64f170d8cb2be9fdcbce7c.png\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:PG&amp;E ordered to pay $22M for devastating 2022 Mosquito Fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\/wildfires\/pge-ordered-to-pay-22m-for-devastating-2022-mosquito-fire\/?ipid=promo-link-block3\" class=\"promo-link__link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0PG&amp;E ordered to pay $22M for devastating 2022 Mosquito Fire\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">SJFD did not report any injuries from the fire. Police said the building was unoccupied when the fire broke out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to its <a data-ylk=\"slk:website;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bk.com\/store-locator\/store\/9645\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>, the Burger King opens at 7 a.m. The Moorpark location is not showing up as an option for online orders on Burger King&#8217;s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The San Jose Police Department said that a preliminary investigation revealed no indication of a suspicious circumstance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a data-ylk=\"slk:For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(KRON) \u2014 A massive fire destroyed a Burger King in San Jose early Thursday morning, according to the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":433397,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[172139,41214,172140,88,16912,90,89,2125,16487],"class_list":["post-433396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-san-jose","tag-burger-king","tag-massive-fire","tag-moorpark-ave","tag-san-jose","tag-san-jose-fire-department","tag-san-jose-headlines","tag-san-jose-news","tag-san-jose-police-department","tag-thursday-morning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}