Firefighters say they found evidence that someone had gotten inside a credit union building that should have been vacant. The building somehow caught fire Wednesday morning.
A fire Wednesday morning inside a former credit union appears to be one of the latest in a series involving vacant buildings, according to San Antonio firefighters.– A fire Wednesday morning inside a former credit union appears to be one of the latest in a series involving vacant buildings, according to San Antonio firefighters.More than a dozen fire units responded to the call and found flames and smoke coming from the building.
A battalion chief on scene told KSAT 12 News they also found a back door open as well as signs that someone had been inside without permission. Fire crews were able to knock down the fire and keep it from spreading beyond the back of the building, where it apparently started.Firefighters had to stretch hoses across the busy intersection to tap into hydrants on the other side of the street.ongoing problem with fires inside vacant buildingsFire department figures this summer indicated there was a significant increase compared to recent years in the past.
He said in some cases, there are entire groups of people who would otherwise be on the streets, moving in and setting up camp inside the vacant buildings.Copyright 2023 by KSAT - All rights reserved.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.
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