20 people displaced after fire rips through West Side apartment building, SAFD says

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BREAKING: A large fire ravaged an apartment building on the West Side, leaving 20 people displaced, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

The fire happened around 12 p.m. Saturday at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Cable Ranch Road.

When fire crews arrived, they found heavy smoke and flames coming from an apartment building in the complex. Flames were in-between the walls on the second and third floors before spreading to the attic area, according to SAFD. Firefighters fought the flames aggressively and called a second-alarm for more support to help get ahead of the fire and keep it from spreading further.Eight units total were affected by the fire and of those, two were heavily damaged. The flames traveled beneath the floors, causing one of the units’ floors to collapse, fire officials said.Firefighters are working with the Red Cross and apartment complex management to find housing for those affected.Copyright 2022 by KSAT - All rights reserved.

 

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