San Antonio families grappled with a sudden disaster as fire struck two homes in separate incidents—lightning and electrical issues were to blame for the turmoil. The first blaze erupted around 1 a.m. earlier today in a Northeast Side townhome on Oldham Drive near New World Drive. Officials reported the fire was sparked by electrical problems within a firewall, charring two homes while six figures worth of damages accumulated. A swift escape left everyone unharmed.
Shortly before dawn, another fire surged on the South Side on Klein Street, near South Flores Street, a lightning bolt the catalyst for flames that gnawed through the attic space, though firefighters swiftly subdued the aggressive inferno, no reported casualties but a family of four found themselves without a home, according to Fox San Antonio.
Local firefighters labored against the flames, the early morning lit by the distressing glow of fire trucks and water hoses; the effort bore fruit as a potential crisis was averted—the second home spared the fully fanning flames, damage assessments for this South Side home were pending, the trauma for those affected latent but palpable.
The families now face the unexpected challenge of rebuilding their lives post-disaster, details of the emergencies were confirmed by KSAT.
