SAN ANTONIO – Eleven people are displaced and one person is unaccounted for after an apartment building went up in flames on the Northeast Side, according to San Antonio Fire Department.
The fire happened Sunday afternoon in the 4800 block of Ray Bon Drive and Village Trail Drive.
Heavy fire was seen coming from one apartment before it spread to a common attic area when fire crews arrived. SAFD said that’s when they upgraded the response to a second alarm.
Crews aggressively attacked the flames from inside but were forced out after the attic collapsed. Firefighters then had to battle the flames from the outside.
Twelve apartments were impacted by the fire and 11 people were displaced, according to SAFD.
One resident is currently unaccounted for and another was taken to an area hospital for smoke inhalation. SAFD Chief Hood said the individual that was unaccounted for may not have been home at the time of the fire.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and could possibly be suspicious, according to fire officials. The Red Cross will aid those who were displaced.
We’ll bring more updates as they become available.
