A poorly discarded cigarette is the likely cause for a fire at a Northeast Side apartment complex early Friday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.

Cigarette, oxygen tank spark fire at Northeast Side apartment complexPublished: September 21, 2020, 8:29 amA man in his late 60s was taken to an area hospital following an apartment fire early Monday morning, the San Antonio Fire Department said.

SAN ANTONIO San Antonio fire officials say a discarded cigarette is to blame for a fire that evacuated four people and damaged a home on the Northeast Side. The fire was called in around 4:30 a.m. in the 100 block of Covina Avenue, not far from Eisenhauer Road and Loop 410. Firefighters said a woman had been smoking before going to sleep and was using a styrofoam cup as an ashtray. Fire officials said it appears the cigarette wasnt out and that it burned through the cup, setting her bed and a couch on fire. The woman told firefighters that the smoke along with the smoke detectors woke her up.