SAN ANTONIO – An overnight fire at a West Side apartment complex has displaced six families, forcing them to look for a home new home.
The fire, which broke out after 1 a.m. Wednesday, appears to have started in or on the balcony of a second floor unit at the Stonehill at Pipers Creek apartments.
The apartment complex is located in the 7900 block of Pipers Creek, near Ingram and Culebra roads.
San Antonio firefighters say most of the other units in that section of the building sustained smoke damage.
However, the apartment directly above the one where the fire started also appeared to have been damaged by the fire.
The woman who lives in that third floor apartment returned later to retrieve to cats, while some of her neighbors came back for other property.
They all told KSAT 12 News they were getting some immediate help from the American Red Cross.
They said they were told to return to the apartment complex after daylight to be placed in other units temporarily.
There were no major injuries from the fire, although firefighters say a child was checked for possible smoke inhalation.
Paramedics later determined the child was OK and did not need to be transported to a hospital.