Update: Person of interest arrested in South San Jose storage facility fire
SAN JOSE – Authorities said a person of interest was arrested in connection with Wednesday night's fire at a storage facility in South San Jose.
The San Jose Police Department confirmed to KPIX on Thursday that physically made the detention and booked the individual, but noted that San Jose Fire arson investigators made the arrest Wednesday night.
Additional details about the arrest were not immediately available. The person's identity has not been released.
Firefighters were first called to the Public Storage facility near Blossom Hill and Cottle roads shortly after 6 p.m.
Neighbors told KPIX they heard explosions in the area.
The closest fire station is right across the street from the building that caught fire, but in the short response time period, the flames were so intense that there was little that firefighters could do.
Firefighters surrounded the facility on Blossom Hill Road, spreading water from all sides and over the top, but the flames kept burning.
Drone video posted on Twitter showed how large the fire and the plume of smoke were early on.
🔥 Captured the explosive scene in San Jose as a #PublicStorage facility went up in flames! 🎥 Shot in stunning 4K resolution with a drone, offering a bird's-eye view of the chaos. Sounded like #fireworks going off! #SanJoseExplosion #DroneFootage #SanJose #Fire pic.twitter.com/hxEIm9VWUn
— donavonjames (@donavonjames) June 15, 2023
While crews were eventually able to contain the fire, firefighters worked overnight putting out hotspots and preventing flare-ups.
There were no reports of injuries resulting from the fire. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.