Man accidentally starts fire while mowing lawn at southwest side home

SAN ANTONIO – A dozen firefighters were dispatched to a home on the southwest side Saturday afternoon after a man accidentally set a gas can on fire while mowing the lawn.

Firefighters were dispatched to a home in the 300 block of Humboldt Street around 12:30 p.m. for a report of flames.

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A man said he was mowing the lawn when he somehow caught a gas can on fire and the flames spread to the home. San Antonio Police Department officers rescued another person from the home. 

It's unclear how much damage the fire caused.


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