By Khalida Sarwari
The San Jose Fire Department is investigating whether a four-alarm blaze that caused an estimated $2 million in damage to two commercial buildings in San Jose early this morning is linked to other suspicious fires in the area, fire officials said.
The fire was reported at 2:38 a.m. at Savoy Cafe at 1030 N. 10th St., San Jose fire Capt. Steve Foreman said. It was controlled at about 7:40 a.m.
The second building affected San Jose Metals, a recycling center located at 1032 N. 10th St., Foreman said. The two buildings cover about 8,000 square feet, Foreman said. Both were destroyed.
Firefighters arrived to find flames shooting 20 to 30 feet in the air from an area between two buildings, Foreman said.
It appears the fire started outside behind one of the buildings and spread, fire Capt. Chuck Rangel said.
Fire Capt. Debbie Ward said there have been numerous small fires in the area recently, but investigators have not determined if the fires are connected.
No one was injured in the fire.
The cause of the blaze is still under investigation.
A stretch of railroad tracks behind the buildings owned by Union Pacific has been closed, Rangel said.