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Fire marshal suspects heater caused fire in East Bexar County storage facility

As many as 6 units damaged at U-Store-It

SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Fire Marshal is blaming a heater for a fire that damaged several units at a commercial storage facility.

The fire at U-Store-It broke out around 9 p.m. Tuesday.

It caused damage to as many as six units at the business, located on Highway 87 East near Stuart Road.

Fire trucks lined the highway in front of the business as firefighters worked to put out the flames.

Wednesday morning, some of the renters of the burned storage units returned to sort through the debris.

The owner spoke to KSAT 12 off-camera saying the effected units included some that were used for business and some that were used to store household items.

He said a client who was working out of one of those units Tuesday night was using a space heater to keep warm.

The owner says that man went to the restroom for just a few moments, then noticed the fire when he returned.

He says there were four units left with heavy damage.

However, a report from the fire marshal said there were six units as well as several vehicles that were damaged.

It states that the fire was accidental, and that there were no injuries.

Investigators are still working to total the damage.

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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

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Tim has been a photojournalist and video editor at KSAT since 1998. He came to San Antonio from Lubbock, where he worked in TV and earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Communication from Texas Tech University. Tim has won a handful of awards and has earned a master's in Strategic Communication and Innovation from Tech as well.

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