Firefighter injured in 2-alarm Campbell house fire

CAMPBELL, Calif. -- A San Jose fire captain was hospitalized and two people were displaced Monday by a fire that gutted a garage and caused smoke and water damage to a home in Campbell, a fire official said.

Santa Clara County and San Jose firefighters both responded to a call at 8:11 a.m. about a fire at the home at 1667 Villarita Drive, according to county fire Battalion Chief Kendall Pearson.

The fire was extinguished by 9:15 a.m. but caused a San Jose Fire Department captain to go to a hospital, where he was admitted as a precaution with minor injuries, Pearson said. He is now

One of the two residents of the home had noticed the fire burning in the attached garage and wisely opted to call firefighters rather than attempt to douse the blaze on their own, Pearson said.

During the fire, the roof of the garage collapsed and firefighters had people evacuated from the homes on either side of the burning house, according to Pearson.

No one else was injured in the fire and investigators are combing through the badly damaged garage in search of evidence of what may have caused it, he said.

The two residents of the house were displaced and were assisted by the American Red Cross to find a place to stay, he said.