SAN ANTONIO – Flames ripped through a two-story home Friday morning on the North Side, causing between $150,000 to $200,000 in damages, fire officials said.
The fire was called in around 8:15 a.m. at a home in the 3600 block of Colter Drive.
A couple in their 50s and their son, a man in his 30s, were inside the home. One of them was taken to a hospital, but it was unclear which of them was treated for an injury.
San Antonio Fire Department Battalion Chief Brooke Hildreth said a cigarette may be to blame for the fire.
A neighbor is giving her dog credit for alerting her to the blaze.
“He started barking towards the house, and I started (to) see black smoke coming out there. I started banging on the door to wake the people up. We started to see the flames shoot out and everything, and he (homeowner) had to go back and get his son because his son was asleep. I think the hero of the day is Parker (dog).”