SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio firefighters battled a vacant house fire on the east side Tuesday afternoon, officials say.
Fire crews responded to a structure fire on the 1700 block of Center Street just before 1 p.m.
Fire officials say a vacant home which is known to be a center of homeless activity caught on fire. They believe the fire started in the back exterior of the home.
Firefighters say the fire did spread to a next door house. The residents of that home were not inside during the time of the fire.
The owner of the second house, Arturo Campos told KENS 5 at the scene the fire was only minutes from taking over his whole home.
"The fire was so intense that it did a lot of damage to my house...windows were broken...all the siding was burned off," Campos said.
Fire crews extinguished the fire within 10 minutes of arrival. Officials say 6 units responded.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.
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