The San Jose Fire Department said crews were battling a vegetation fire Wednesday night in the east foothills.
The blaze was in the area of the 5000 block of Sierra Road and began burning just after 9 p.m. According to San Jose Fire, it had burned about 5 acres as of 9:30 p.m.
In a social media post, Mayor Matt Mahan said Cal Fire crews were also responding to the fire…