Overview
- Fire crews responded around 2 a.m. Wednesday to a two-story home in the 17000 block of Rose Court and found flames coming through the roof.
- Firefighters conducted a rapid search, located and rescued two older adults, and called a second alarm that brought about 10 apparatus and roughly 40 personnel.
- Both patients were taken by ambulance to Valley Medical Center and later died of their injuries; officials have not released their names.
- The Santa Clara County Fire Department is leading an active investigation with assistance from local agencies and has not yet determined the cause of the blaze.
- Officials urged that working smoke alarms in each room are essential, and they said technical findings such as point of origin or detector activation will be shared once confirmed.