SAN ANTONIO -- Investigators with the Bexar County Fire Marshal's office were looking for the cause of fire that destroyed a home in the 500 block of Point Springs Monday evening.

The homeowner said he had just returned from a short trip to the store when he saw flames shooting out of his house.

"The whole back of the house was already involved in fire," said Geronimo Village Fire Chief Ben Hoeffner. "The ceiling had already come down and broke through the attic."

By the time volunteer firefighters arrived on the scene, most of the home was fully engulfed in flames. They took a defensive stance and focused on keeping the fire from spreading to the adjacent homes.

The homeowner was not inside the home when the fire started but he did require medical attention for an unknown problem.

For many residents, the flames and smoke brought back memories of another fire. On New Year's Day, another home in the 400 block of Point Springs home was also heavily damaged by fire.

"We heard a pounding at the door and thought it was my brother-in-law messing around," said Nicole Stott, the owner of the home. "It was a girl who drove by and said there was flames coming from the garage."

Stott and her family escaped in time to see their dream home quickly consumed by the flames.

Investigators later determined their fire was sparked by an electrical problem with the garage door opener.

Stott said her family noticed electrical issues with the home prior to the fire. After the fire, she said she was approached by neighbors who also claimed to have experienced electrical abnormalities in their homes.

Stott is now convinced the fires are linked.

"I think it's much more than a coincidence," Scott said. "I think they are related in some shape or form. I think someone needs to get out here and look at this and check everyone of these homes because next time someone will not get out alive."

Investigators say it's too early to know if the separate fires are connected in anyway. Hoeffner said other than being on the same the street there was nothing to indicate the fires were connected.