Part of Preston Hollow Drive is being evacuated
SAN ANTONIO – At least five people were hospitalized and part of a North Side neighborhood was evacuated after two home explosions, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Crews responded to the initial fire around 6 p.m. Tuesday in the 15000 block of Preston Hollow Drive, near Thousand Oaks Drive.
One child and two adults sustained burns and were hospitalized after the first explosion. Two people were hospitalized as a result of the second explosion.
SAFD said the first fire was extinguished “very quickly” and was likely related to a natural gas buildup. The first house sustained significant damage and will likely be demolished.
Just before 8:30 p.m., KSAT crews heard a loud “boom” and saw flames shooting out of a second home nearby.
Part of Preston Hollow Drive is being evacuated, authorities told KSAT on Tuesday night. A first responder at the scene urged neighbors to leave the area and recommended they turn their gas lines off.
CPS Energy is also responding to the scene.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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