Fire investigators are trying to figure out the cause of an apartment fire.
A Northwest Side apartment that was supposed to be vacant suddenly had fire moving into and through it late Thursday night.– A Northwest Side apartment that was supposed to be vacant suddenly had fire moving into and through it late Thursday night.after 10 p.m. inside one unit of the AmberHill apartments, then quickly spread into the building’s attic.
Once there, the flames and smoke began seeping into other apartments at the complex, located near Loop 410 and Evers Road.Crews worked throughout the night, putting it out and then repeatedly seeing it spark up again. “I didn’t think it was going to be that messed up. I thought this fire was little,” said Derrius Dixon, who lived in a second-floor unit.
Dixon says early on, he heard a knock on his door but did not realize that he and his neighbors were being urged to evacuate.“ came out to my balcony and, kind of, hung out there,” he said. “But the fire department saw me. I guess you could say they rescued me.”When the fire broke out, he was preparing for a night out with friends.
In spite of the fire, Dixon says he went through with his plans to “take his mind off” what was happening.“My cousin’s room is trashed. My brother’s room is trashed. Everything in the apartment’s trashed except for my room,” Dixon said, taking stock of the damage.However, the fire left Dixon and some of his neighbors wondering what they will do long-term.Copyright 2022 by KSAT - All rights reserved.Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio.
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