Firefighters battle blaze at vacant San Jose youth center

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — Firefighters are battling a blaze at a vacant youth center in the Mayfair neighborhood of San Jose Friday morning.

The fire broke out around 1 a.m. at the former MACSA Youth Center, a building that has been vacant for several years. Multiple ladder trucks are being used to attack the flames from above as firefighters work to contain the fire.

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The MACSA Youth Center, which stands for Mexican American Community Services Agency, has been a focal point for community efforts to reopen it. The organization Somos Mayfair has been advocating for the center’s reopening, emphasizing its potential as a community resource.

Thursday night, Somos Mayfair voiced its support for reopening the center at the Alum Rock Union School District board meeting. However, it remains unclear if the board has reached a decision regarding the center’s future.

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The impact of the fire on the efforts to reopen the center is currently unknown, and it is unclear how this incident might affect the community’s plans.

All facts in this report were gathered by journalists employed by KRON4. Artificial intelligence tools were used to reformat from a broadcast script into a news article for our website. This report was edited and fact-checked by KRON4 staff before being published.

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