House fires can sometimes warrant a lawsuit.
According to a KSAT News report, an overnight thunderstorm caused two fires that displaced 12 residents earlier this week.
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According to a KSAT News report, an elderly woman is dead after an early-morning rollover accident on the North Side last week.
Children can be seriously burned even if liquids are not at boiling temperature.
According to a KSAT news report, a child was severely burned at school after spilled soup landed on his foot last year.
A person can be severely injured by inhaling smoke or toxic chemicals.
According to a KSAT News report, a Northwest Side house fire led to at least one woman being hospitalized for smoke inhalation Wednesday morning.
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According to a KSAT News report, a woman was rescued from a burning apartment after a North Side complex went up in flames this week.
Burns are some of the most painful and debilitating injuries a person can experience.
According to a KSAT News report, a vehicle struck a water heater in a garage, causing an explosion that burned down the home and severely injured a woman yesterday evening.
House fires can start because of defective products.
According to a report by San Antonio Express-News, three people are dead, and three more were hospitalized following a devastating house fire in San Antonio over the weekend.
Apartment fires can have serious consequences.
The Icon apartments were set ablaze at around 3 a.m. on Thursday, June 22, 2023, in what appears to be a lightning-ignited blaze, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
Burn injuries can lead to permanent disability.
A 53-year-old woman was arrested and charged with a first-degree felony after setting fire to her apartment and assaulting an officer, according to San Antonio Express-News. For reasons unknown, the woman set fire to a pillowcase in her Forest Oak Apartment, leaving it in the middle of her floor after pouring juice on the flames. She reported the fire to maintenance employees and then walked down the street, where she was stopped by an officer, whom she punched before being arrested. She has been charged with three counts of arson of a habitation since the fire spread to two other apartments. No injuries were reported as a result of the crime.
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(February 15, 2023) A four-year-old girl was found dead after being trapped in a trailer that erupted into flames on Sunday, February 12, 2023, on the southwest side of Bexar County. The flames also severely burned two residents of the trailer home, as well as a firefighter and sheriff’s deputy, and two other deputies needed to be treated for smoke inhalation after rescue attempts. This tragedy is currently under investigation by the sheriff’s and fire marshal’s offices, and the identity of the young girl has not been released at this time.
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