SAN ANTONIO — An water heater overheated and ignited a small fire at a northeast-side apartment complex early Tuesday.
It happened around 2:20 a.m. on the 3400 block of Northeast Parkway near Harry Worzbach Rd.
When firefighters arrived, they reported heavy smoke coming from the second-floor apartment.
Upon further investigation, crews found a water heater that had apparently overheated located on the first floor. Officials believe that this caused insulation nearby to ignite, then spread.
SAFD says they were able to extinguish the fire pretty quickly.
The smoke on the second floor was cleared by firefighters by using a large fan.
No injurieswere reported and nobody was reported as being displaced from their home.
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