SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio firefighters leaving the scene of a false alarm responded to the massive fire of a recreational vehicle early Wednesday morning, fire officials said. Firefighters said they were leaving the scene of the false alarm when one of their units spotted the fully-engulfed RV. No one was found to be inside the RV and the cause of the fire is not currently known, fire officials said. Authorities say it is not exactly clear who the RV belongs to, but a neighbor did tell them someone was staying inside. A fire investigation team will work to determine the exact cause of the fire.

SAN ANTONIO – The former owner of a troubled east Bexar County mobile home park has been arrested after sheriff’s investigators said he installed piping to illegally divert more than $9,000 worth of water at the property. John Ripley, 69, was arrested Tuesday on the Class A misdemeanor charge of criminal mischief - impairment of public service, according to Bexar County booking records. Deputies make arrests, seek code violations at east Bexar County mobile home parkHe is the third person associated with the mobile home park in the 6700 block of Walzem Road to be arrested this week. Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home parkRipley did not respond to a request for comment Wednesday at a phone number publicly listed for him. Bexar County Fire Marshal’s officials this week said they found 55 vacant and unsecured structures that were described as fire hazards.

BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – Investigators were back out at the Jasper Mobile Home Park, the site of several fires, on Tuesday afternoon to make some arrests. The property on Walzem Road gained so much attention after the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office started a joint investigation with multiple agencies in January 2019 after suspecting arson. Suspicious overnight fire rekindles concerns about safety of east Bexar County mobile home parkDeputies were on the property Tuesday to serve felony arrest warrants and look for code violations. "As a result of those arsons, there was some interference with witnesses on the part of some of the employees at this facility," Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said. The Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office said it found 55 vacant and unsecured structures that were described as fire hazards.