1 injured after transformer explosion at West Side construction site, authorities say One person was taken to a hospital with reported burn injuries, SAFD says
Officials responded to the fire just before 10:30 p.m. Friday at the 3900 block of Wiseman Boulevard. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – One person was hospitalized after a transformer exploded near a gas tank at a construction site on the West Side, according to authorities.
Officials responded to the fire just before 10:30 p.m. Friday at the 3900 block of Wiseman Boulevard.
A construction worker had been near a transformer that had exploded, the San Antonio Police Department said. The transformer was near a gas tank.
According to the San Antonio Fire Department, there was “possibly a minor explosion of a generator.”
SAFD said one person was taken to a hospital with reported burn injuries. Their condition is currently unknown.
Additional information was not immediately available.
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