One dead in three-alarm East San Jose residential fire

A Sunday morning blaze at an East San Jose home left one resident dead after firefighters responded to a three-alarm fire at the 1000 Block of Wilsham Drive near Penitencia Creek Park.

The San Jose Fire Department was called at approximately 10:12 a.m. and arrived to find the home fully engulfed in flames, according to spokesperson Sean Lovens. Upon arrival to the scene, firefighters contained the fire from spreading to nearby homes.

Another resident of the home was sent to the hospital with minor injuries, according to Lovens. The fire department did not provide identification of the individual who was killed.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.