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Man injured after A/C unit catches fire at motel near downtown, SAFD says

SAFD: Fire being investigated as arson

SAN ANTONIO – A man suffered minor injuries from an A/C unit fire at a motel near downtown, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

San Antonio Fire Department and arson crews were called to the motel in the 500 block of Roosevelt Avenue just before 11:30 p.m. Thursday.

SAFD said the fire was believed to have started in an A/C unit outside the man’s room.

Other people at the motel rescued the man, who had been trapped for a short time in the room, SAFD said.

The man was taken to the hospital with minor burns and smoke inhalation.

Crews knocked the fire down quickly, leaving minimal damage to the room’s exterior.


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Mason Hickok is a digital journalist at KSAT. He graduated from the University of Texas at San Antonio with a communication degree and a minor in film studies. He also spent two years working at The Paisano, the independent student newspaper at UTSA. Outside of the newsroom, he enjoys the outdoors, reading and watching movies.

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