SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Fire Department said two people were treated for minor burns after an explosion inside a Northeast Side garage.
The explosion happened before noon Friday in the 7500 block of Spanish Dagger, which is located near Eisenhauer Road.
A fire spokesperson told KSAT the explosion was contained to the garage. The two people treated suffered burns to their feet, according to SAFD.
Fire officials said a lithium-ion battery on a charger contributed to the explosion. An SAFD spokesperson stressed the importance of using proper batteries rather than third-party batteries.
Spencer Heath is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. Spencer graduated from the University of Texas at Austin, where he studied Radio-Television-Film. He’s worked as a journalist in San Antonio since June of 2022.
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