SAN JOSE — Firefighters knocked down a fire at an abandoned home west of downtown San Jose on Wednesday afternoon, and early indications suggest the blaze was the work of a squatter who had been ousted the day before, authorities said.

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Historic Bay Area fires cause closure of nearly 200 parks and beaches The fire was reported at 1:03 p.m. at an unoccupied single-family residence in the 800 block of West San Carlos Street, San Jose Fire Department Capt. Mitch Matlow said.

Firefighters needed about 15 minutes to control the fire, and no injuries were reported.

The dwelling had recently been occupied by unknown people using it for shelter, but it was also slated for construction work. Police were called Tuesday and “kicked them out,” Matlow said.

He added investigators have gathered information indicating that “one of them came back and set three separate fires” at the building.

Wednesday’s fire occurred across the street from the site of a June warehouse fire that elicited similar suspicion, authorities said. In that incident, one of several people living in the abandoned building had been sent away by police, and is suspected of returning back a few hours to set the fire. No injuries were reported.