Fire heavily damages Victorian apartment complex in Downtown San Jose

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ByMatt Keller KGO logo
Tuesday, January 1, 2019
Fire heavily damages Victorian apartment complex in San Jose
At least six people have been displaced after a two-alarm fire heavily damaged a Victorian four-plex in Downtown San Jose early Tuesday morning.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A two-alarm fire heavily damaged a Victorian apartment complex in Downtown San Jose early Tuesday morning.

The first call came in at 3:20 a.m. as a report of smoke at the four-plex Victorian on N. 5th Street and E. Julian Street. Firefighters found flames on the second floor. It took about an hour before they had control.

Six to eight people are displaced.

No one was injured.

The Red Cross is helping out two of the occupants.

A fire captain says arson investigators will be looking into the cause of the fire. Used fireworks were visible outside the home near the street, but firefighters say it's too early to say that was what started the fire.