3 households displaced in east San Jose fires Sunday evening

SAN JOSE -- People from three separate residences were displaced Sunday evening in San Jose after fires ripped through their homes, San Jose Fire Captain Thomas Lo said.

Just before 5 p.m., fire crews were called to Sand Point Drive in east San Jose on a report of a structure fire. Upon arrival, crews found heavy fire in the garage of a residence, which they began attacking.

According to Lo, at the same time, other residents began reporting more fires in the area.

"Embers had been passed from some of the trees and from the initial fire and carried across the street into two separate locations," said Lo, adding that the entirety of the three fires required a 4-alarm response.

A total of three houses were affected and their residents have been displaced, said Lo.

No firefighters or residents were injured, Lo said and the cause of the fire is under investigation.

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