Fire crews battled a three-alarm trash fire at a landfill in North San Jose Sunday evening, fire crews said, which could be seen for miles and was difficult to put out because it burned in 30-foot high piles of tanbark, reports NBC Bay Area.
The fire was reported shortly before 4:30 p.m. During the height of the fire, about 50 San Jose firefighters and 11 fire engines were on the scene at the Zanker Materials Recovery and Landfill, located at 705 Los Esteros Rd. near the intersection of Highway 238 and Zanker Road in San Jose. Tanbark is the bark of a certain type of tree, and is often referred to as mulch.
“When we got here, what we found was a large piece of equipment on fire along with several piles of wood,” San Jose fire Cpt. Reggie Williams said.
Williams said the wind was pushing the flames, causing spot fires to start. And according to NBC Bay Area Meteorologist Rob Mayeda, the winds were gusting at about 20 miles per hour, which was making it tough for firefighters to get the fire contained.
But Sunday evening, fire crews contained the fire, which means it will not spread, but getting it under control has been a challenge.
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