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Posted: May 26, 2021 / 10:23 AM PDT / Updated: May 26, 2021 / 11:17 AM PDT
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A suspicious house fire in San Jose that broke out just before the mass shooting may be connected, according to Mayor Sam Liccardo.
The San Jose Fire Department responded to the1100 block of Angmar Ctat 6:36 a.m. for a fire. It was a single-family home and the fire was extinguished by 7:30 a.m.
The shooting was reported around 6:45 a.m.
KRON4’s Sara Stinson reports that the house is about a 10 minutes drive from the railyard.
Multiple dead in mass shooting at San Jose railyard
Crews are also responding to a residential structure fire on the 1100 block of Angmar Ct. Currently at 2 alarms. TOC 6:36 am pic.twitter.com/IWWqhd4Lmt
— San Jose Fire Dept. (@SJFD) May 26, 2021
The fire department said there were no injuries and the cause is under investigation.
The Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said there were explosive devices inside the house that was on fire on Angmar Ct.