SAN ANTONIO – Firefighters put out a fire inside a parking garage downtown near the Shops at Rivercenter early Wednesday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said. The fire was called in by a security guard around 2:15 a.m. inside the garage, located in the 800 block of East Commerce. Fire officials said the security guard saw smoke coming from a vent in the lower level of the parking garage under the Macy’s department store. Firefighters found smoldering insulation in the ventilation ducts and quickly put the fire out. Fire officials said the fire caused a couple hundred dollars in damage to the vent and that it was probably started by a cigarette.

A San Antonio woman was taken into custody and charged with criminal mischief Sunday evening after police said she damaged property at Rivercenter Mall. At least six arrested as protests turn to destruction in downtown San AntonioCalderons arrest, however, came during a quieter night downtown, where officials had closed down Alamo Plaza at 6 p.m. and issued a 10 p.m. curfew for the downtown business district. Late Saturday night peaceful protests over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd morphed into violence and destruction downtown. Close to 40 San Antonio businesses sustained damage and there were at least 28 incidents of graffiti, city officials said Sunday. The killing of Floyd has led to protests and riots in cities across the country.

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