dpThe San Jose Fire Department said crews were battling a vegetation fire Wednesday night in the east foothills.
The blaze was in the area of the 5000 block of Sierra Road and began burning just after 9 p.m. According to San Jose Fire, it had burned about 5 acres as of 9:30 p.m.
In a social media post, Mayor Matt Mahan said Cal Fire crews were also responding to the fire.
Just before 10 p.m., San Jose Fire said firefighters were able to stop forward progress on the fire’s right flank.
The flames were not threatening structures.
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