Train trestle catches fire in San Jose

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A vegetation fire in San Jose spread to a train trestle near Highway 101.

The fire started at around 4 p.m. near Eggo Way and Wooster Avenue and it produced a great deal of black smoke. That's close to the Kellogg Plant and Hacienda Creek Park. It does not appear like the train tracks are actively in use.

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Thick, black smoke is seen after a railroad trestle caught fire near Highway 101 in San Jose, Calif. on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.

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The fire started near a homeless encampment. There was no word on the cause of the fire.

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