Firefighters put out blaze at San Jose homeless encampment

Fire breaks out at SJ homeless encampment

San Jose firefighters raced to the scene of a fire that started at a homeless encampment Tuesday afternoon.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KTVU) - Firefighters knocked down a fire that started at a homeless encampment in San Jose on Tuesday afternoon.

San Jose Fire Department first reported the fire around 1:13 p.m. on Twitter. The fire appears to have sparked near the intersection of Senter Road and E Alma Ave.

There were no reports of any injuries. The cause of the blaze is under investigation.