Vacant building in West San Jose goes up in flames, impacting traffic

Firefighters rushed out to West San Jose Friday evening to battle a fire at a vacant two-story building.

Fire crews said the fire was reported at about 5 p.m. near Saratoga Avenue and Lawrence Expressway.

Battalion Chief Shawn Tacklind said crews were worried about interior collapses due to the damage from the fire. He said there was a partial collapse on the second story, forcing crews to pull back about 50 feet from the structure…

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