Fire prompts evacuation of apartment building on NW Side

Bathroom fan blamed for fire at Summit Oaks Apartments

SAN ANTONIO – A fire prompted the evacuation of an apartment building Friday on the city's Northwest Side.

The fire was reported around noon at the Summit Oaks Apartments in the 5300 block of Northwest Loop 410.

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Fire officials said a bathroom fan sparked the flames in Building 17.

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Crews kept the fire contained to the one building.

No one was injured.

A damage estimate wasn't immediately available. 

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