Propane Tank Catches Fire Near Homeless Encampment, San Jose CA


A propane tank caught fire near a homeless encampment at the interchange of Story Road and Highway 101/280 in San Jose. The California Highway Patrol was on scene, and multiple fire engines were dispatched to the location.
Audio|Source: San Jose Fire
03:42
Transcript:
00:00
Engine 3 sent as a fire your cause for a propane tank that's on fire. CHP is on scene. We did get different calls for a homeless encampment fire near Story Rd and Highway 101 and we did start engine 16.
00:15
Engine 3 copy, if CHP is on scene, can you get an exact location for this fire because 280 under 101 is what we have?
00:28
Engine 3, standby 1.
00:31
Soundly if I're under 1.
00:33
Engine 1.
00:37
We canv canvancy area. There's nobody here. We're going to go back to service.
00:40
We cancancel PD and county ambulance.
00:45
10104.
00:50
Engine 8, small brush or grass fire, 928, Philippe Day Road, Station 16's area.
01:02
Engine 8, San Josei Fire, you can stand down, no call for Engine 8. I'll show you back in service.
01:10
Engine 3, San Jose Fire, CHP said they were on scene at Southbound 280 at 101, we're trying to confirm the other duplicate events.
01:22
Engine 3 copy. I'm just trying to figure out if we should go southbound 101 or stay on 280.
01:32
Engine 3104, they did you give us southbound 280.
01:38
Three copy.
01:44
24, Medical, 3298, Vincontal Lane, New Arcade Avenue and Casabella Avenue, Station 31's area.
01:54
Engine 16, Santa-day.
02:00
Engine 16, bye.
02:02
Engine 16. Another caller was giving the location better as a 9-28 San Felipe.
02:08
Correction, 99.
02:14
Engine 23, Medical, Eleanor Gardens Apartments, near Eleanor Gardens, Apartment ACC, C, CES and Shadowvale Way, Station 23's area.
02:32
I was a end of 16.
02:40
I just think the fire is on 280 north.
02:43
I believe I see Engine 3 pulling up right now.
02:50
Engine 16, 104.
02:53
Looks like it's going to be a duplicate of Engine 3's call.
03:00
Engine 3, Engine 16.
03:05
Traffic for Engine 3.
03:12
We're going to pull up right behind you. We're going to go on McLaugh and hop on 280 and help you guys out.
03:21
Traffic for engine three repeat.
03:27
Meet any assistance.
03:31
Negative, we're good, thank you.
03:37
This could be copies.
03:39
Break. Sounds like a fire, into 16. You can show us back in service.
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Location mentioned:
Story Rd, San Jose, CA
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