SAN ANTONIO – Firefighters battled a wind-driven blaze at a small single-family home after a call came in just after 5 p.m., forcing crews to shift tactics as conditions rapidly worsened inside the house.
Around 5:05 p.m. on Friday, crews rushed to the scene of a reported structure fire near the corner of 500 Nolan Street and North Cherry Street.
The San Antonio Fire Department said crews arrived quickly and found “extensive fire” in the residence.
Firefighters initially made “an aggressive interior attack” while conducting search operations, but “conditions inside deteriorated extremely quickly due to this being a wind-driven fire,” and crews were forced to exit and move to “a defensive exterior attack.”
After the fire was brought under control, crews reentered the home to continue searching. The department said the search “has come up negative for any residents inside the structure.”
The fire also caused structural damage. The department said the home “was unstable to begin with,” and the extensive fire led to walls and a chimney collapsing.
One firefighter was taken to the hospital as a precaution with a reported neck and back injury, according to the department.
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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.