A large fire destroyed a vacant warehouse in downtown San Jose early Thursday morning and damaged a second vacant warehouse, the Fire Department said.

Crews in San Jose knocked down a fire early Thursday morning at a pair of abandoned buildings near SAP Center in San Jose.

The blaze broke out at the two warehouses near the intersection of West St. John Street and Autumn Street, located close to the SAP Center, authorities said. One building was completely destroyed and the other suffered damage on one side.