SAN ANTONIO – Two boys were hospitalized after suffering burns in a fire Wednesday afternoon on the city's Southwest Side.
Oscar Gonzalez, a San Antonio Fire Department battalion chief, said an 11-year-old boy suffered "extensive burns" and was having breathing issues. A 15-year-old boy suffered burns to the lower half of his body. Both teens were taken to University Hospital.
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Gonzalez said the boys were apparently pouring gasoline into a go-kart when fire broke out in the garage of a home in the 5500 block of War Cloud Drive.
The fire was contained to the garage, Gonzalez said.
The boys were home alone when the fire broke out, Gonzalez said.