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Monster blaze blackens San Jose skies

A five-alarm fire that ripped through an abandoned TV studio near downtown San Jose Sunday has firefighters worried if anyone was trapped inside.

Firefighters work the scene of a five-alarm fire in an abandoned building on the corner of Park and Montgomery in San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, April 13, 2014. (Scot Tucker/SFBay)
A firefighter operates a hose on a ladder as a five alarm fire in an abandoned TV studio on the corner of Park and Montgomery in San Jose on Sunday. (Scot Tucker/SFBay)

Photos by Scot Tucker/SFBay

First reports of a fire at the former KNTV-TV television studion on Park Avenue came in to the San Jose fire department around 3 p.m.

San Jose fire Capt. Reggie Williams told the Merc two apparently homeless people fleed the building as firefighters arrived on the scene:

“This is a big fire for us. … We can’t tell you whether or not there are still people in there.”

Crews from Santa Clara and Sunnyvale were summoned to help fight the fire, which crews expect to battle into the evening.

Last modified April 15, 2014 12:30 am

Jesse Garnier

Jesse Garnier is the editor and founder of SFBay. A Mission District native, he also teaches journalism as associate professor at San Francisco State University.

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