SAN ANTONIO — A home on the south side of town suffered heavy damage after a "suspicious" fire broke out Wednesday morning, SAFD says.
It happened around 10 a.m. in the 600 block of Gillette Boulevard.
Firefighters arrived to find a single-story home on fire with heavy smoke showing through the roof.
An SAFD Battalion Chief said there was a gentleman that barricaded himself inside as firefighters were trying to make entry to the structure.
They were able to make entry to the home and extinguish the fire. There were no injuries reported and officials say the gentleman walked out of the structure and down the street where police apprehended him.
Arson will be investigating. Officials believe the fire may have been started after the suspect barricaded himself inside the home. The battalion chief said he believes this was the third fire in less than 24 hours at this address.
There was so much smoke that whomever called it in thought it was the apartments next door that was on fire Instead, it was the single-story home with a detached shed behind it.
Damages are estimated to be around $50,000.
This is a developing story.