The body of an 80-year-old man was recovered from Calaveras Lake on Monday, a day after he fell overboard.

Fire departments from Selma to Wilson County and Leon Springs to Helotes formed an east and west strike team of state-certified firefighters who are experts in extinguishing wildland fires.

A massive grassfire swallowed a warehouse full of stuffed animals and led to a temporary closure of US Highway 181 in southeast Bexar County, according to county fire officials.

Fire caused significant damage to a Northeast Side Bexar County home.

Fire destroyed a mobile home where a family of six lived. The family also may have lost a pet dog.

The fire marshal is trying to find the cause of a fire in Northeast Bexar County overnight.

SAN ANTONIO – Members of two families are trying to recover from a fire that destroyed the duplex they called home. The fire broke out around 2 a.m. Friday, forcing eight people and a pet cat outdoors into frigid temperatures. Bexar County firefighters say one resident had called them after noticing smoke in a garage in the 6600 block of Montgomery Drive. “Shortly after we arrived, the flames broke through the roof,” said Chief Robert Hogan with Bexar County Emergency Services District, #10. However, because of the strong winds, Hogan says they were fighting a losing battled.

SAN ANTONIO – A fire early Wednesday morning in in northeast Bexar County destroyed two mobile homes and killed a family’s pet. Fire officials said heavy winds spread the fire to a family’s nearby mobile home. “(The) wind was horrendous,” said Bexar County Emergency Fire District #10 Batallion Chief Robert Hogan. The Windcrest Fire Department, the Air Force Fire Department and the Kirby Fire Department helped battle the blaze. The mobile homes are considered a total loss.