{"id":461067,"date":"2026-09-12T00:08:56","date_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461067\/"},"modified":"2026-09-12T00:08:56","modified_gmt":"2026-09-12T00:08:56","slug":"residents-escape-san-jose-duplex-fire-thursday-morning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/461067\/","title":{"rendered":"Residents escape San Jose duplex fire Thursday morning"},"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=\"https:\/\/www.kron4.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">KRON<\/a>) &#8212; Firefighters in San Jose responded Thursday morning to a duplex fire on Union Avenue.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Fire crews were dispatched at 5:56 a.m. to the residential blaze at 2912 Union Avenue. The response escalated to a second alarm, and the fire continued to burn until it was knocked down just before 8 a.m., SJFD said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/29fc034f605b023679147a874eec0842.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/36759534218f8ad9057919140a67076d.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During firefighting efforts, crews had to withdraw from the inside of the home after the roof collapsed. Firefighters then moved to defensive operations with aerial water streams.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">All occupants of the duplex were able to get out, according to officials.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/kron_articles_710\/f1f42e9fac3e6c090d168c02e821c18f.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>(Photo: San Jose Fire Department)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Traffic in the vicinity was being impacted by working fire crews, SJFD said. People were advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The cause of the fire remains unknown.<\/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.<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\">For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to KRON4.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"(KRON) &#8212; Firefighters in San Jose responded Thursday morning to a duplex fire on Union Avenue. 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