Overview

• The fire ignited at around 2:30 p.m. in a single-story home on the 3300 block of Gavota Avenue.
• Flames spread to an adjacent residence, prompting a third-alarm deployment by the San Jose Fire Department.
• Firefighters confirmed that all occupants evacuated safely before the blaze extended to the neighboring house.
• The blaze remained confined to the two structures after firefighters extinguished the main flames.
• This incident adds to a pattern of multi-alarm residential fires in San Jose that have caused extensive damage and resident displacement.