A 56-unit apartment building on the North Side was evacuated this morning after a tornado ripped off part of its roof.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A tornado touched down just before 8 a.m. near Hausman Road, south of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s main campus, according to the National Weather Service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
City crews had to shut off electricity and water for one building at the Oasis San Antonio on\u00a0UTSA Boulevard while damages were assessed and repaired, city officials said during a news conference Wednesday afternoon. It’s unclear when tenants will be able to return to their apartments or how many people lived in the damaged building.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A large portion of the roof was torn off above three units on the building\u2019s fourth floor, San Antonio Fire Chief Valerie Frausto said. It is unclear how many people lived in the building. Fifty-two of the building’s 56 units were leased.\u00a0<\/p>\n
About a dozen University of Texas at San Antonio students were among those displaced, UTSA police chief Stephanie Schoenborn said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Frausto said tenants’ belongings have been covered to protect them from rain.<\/p>\n
No injuries have been reported.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The city’s Development Services Department is working to assess the structural integrity of the building.\u00a0<\/p>\n