Huge fire at Bexar County’s far north county apartment complex is still brewing

SAINT ANTHONY – A fire that destroyed an entire building in the far north of Bexar County continues to burn.

The fire started around 1 p.m. Thursday at the Cortland View of the TPC Apartments, located in the 4000 block of TPC Parkway.

As early as Friday morning, flames and smoke could still be seen rising from the ruins.

People who live there told KSAT they saw a fire erupt from the second floor of the building moments after receiving an alert asking them to turn off their water heaters.

Firefighters evacuated around 50 to 60 people from this building and at least one other nearby.

“It was horrible,” said Irene Loera. “I’m in building 7 right next to building 6 which burned down. They evacuated us earlier. We just stood out here by watching it burn.

Loera said she also spent part of the night inside her car, although a temporary shelter was opened for the evacuees at Johnson High School.

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A fire department supervisor told KSAT on Friday morning that a total of 130 apartments had been damaged or destroyed.

There were also at least seven cars parked next to the building which visibly burned down.

Firefighters say water outages in the area have left fire hydrants inside the apartment complex dry.

They had to bring water on trucks to fight the blaze.

Part of the burning building collapsed Thursday evening.

So far no injuries have been reported.

Investigators from the Bexar County Fire Marshal’s Office will investigate the cause of the fire once it is extinguished.