Arson investigators looking for cause of fire that destroyed East Side home

Home had no working utilities, firefighters say

Arson investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in an East side man’s home early Wednesday.

SAN ANTONIO – Arson investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire in an East side man’s home early Wednesday.

Firefighters say the tiny building, which is behind a main home in the 100 block of F Street, had no working utilities.

They feared for a while that someone was inside the burning building.

When firefighters arrived around 3:45 a.m., relatives of that man told them their father was still inside.

However, it turned out he had gone out, arriving home in the middle of the commotion.

At one point, though, firefighters had to have police intervene to calm the fearful family members.

No one was hurt but the fire caused an estimated $25,000 in damage.


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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

Tim has been a photojournalist and video editor at KSAT since 1998. He came to San Antonio from Lubbock, where he worked in TV and earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Communication from Texas Tech University. Tim has won a handful of awards and has earned a master's in Strategic Communication and Innovation from Tech as well.