A faulty air conditioning unit is the likely cause of a house fire on the near North Side early Tuesday morning.
The fire was called in around 2:15 a.m. at a home in the 800 block of Fresno Street, not far from Blanco Road and Thomas Edison High School.
Firefighters said when they arrived, they found smoke and flames showing on the side of the house. They knocked the fire down quickly and without incident. Fire officials said the fire appears to have started on the outside of the home by an air conditioning unit. The fire left a big hole on the side of the house, firefighters said.There were no injuries to the residents or firefighters. A damage estimate was not given.
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