India, Oct. 24 -- A massive fire broke out at Alum Rock park in San Jose, California on Thursday. The blaze prompted evacuation warnings from authorities. The California Fire Santa Clara Unit and San Jose Fire Department said they were responding to the five acre fire that broke out near Penitencia Creek Road.

Multiple air and ground resources are enroute, authorities said. The initial post from the Santa Clara unit said firefighters were responding to a Tier 1 vegetation fire 'approximately the size of three football fields'. While Park Rangers evacuated the area, people were urged to avoid the spot even as air support was called in.

In further updates, the San Jose Fire Department noted that it had been raised to a Tier 2 'with multip...