Fire officials responded to a report of a vehicle on fire around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Moursund and East Gillette boulevards. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – A 61-year-old man was found dead after a vehicle caught fire Tuesday evening on the South Side, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Fire officials responded to a report of a vehicle on fire around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Moursund and East Gillette boulevards.
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An SAPD preliminary report on Wednesday said a neighbor heard a “loud sound” and walked over to find the vehicle on fire. The neighbor tried, but was unable to free the man from inside the vehicle.
The fire department said that after the fire was extinguished, the was found inside the vehicle.
Fire officials responded to a report of a vehicle on fire around 7:30 p.m. at the intersection of Moursund and East Gillette boulevards. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
The man was pronounced dead at the scene, SAFD said.
On Wednesday evening, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as David Huizar. His cause and manner of death are still pending.
Investigators are working to determine what caused the vehicle to catch fire.
Andrea K. Moreno is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. She graduated from Texas State University with an electronic media degree and a minor in psychology. She also attended San Antonio College, where she held several positions at The Ranger, now known as The Sundial, for three years.
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