TIMBERWOOD PARK, Texas — A man was killed in a garage fire in Timberwood Park after he became trapped inside due to what officials say was a "hoarding situation."
The Bexar County Fire Marshals are investigating the cause of this deadly fire inside of a garage on 25500 block of Echo Terrace on Saturday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the area where heavy smoke was coming from the garage of a home around 12:34 p.m., according to Bexar-Bulverde Fire Chief Jerry Bialick.
Chief Bialick said it's unknown how the fire started, but as crews worked to put it out, they found a man inside of a closet room door near the garage. That victim, later identified as 36-year-old Carlos Soto, was taken to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
Officials said it appears Soto was trying to exit the garage when the fire started, but all exits from his home were blocked. No one else was inside the home at the time.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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