Apartment complex burns for 14 hours as firefighters grapple with empty hydrants
ABCNews Texas firefighters had to truck in water to put out a massive fire in North Bexar County that raged for 14 hours.
Texas has been battered with snow and record low temperatures this week, which has led to water outages in critical fire hydrants and a lack of safe drinking water.
The flames broke out around 1 p.m. on Thursday in a second floor apartment of the Cortland View at TPC apartments building in San Antonio. Part of the building collapsed late Thursday night.
Officials said 15 water tender trucks were brought in to put out the fire after they realized the private hydrants on the property were empty.
Apartment complex burns for 14 hours as firefighters grapple with empty hydrants
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Firefighters forced to shuttle in water to battle 14-hour blaze in San Antonio
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Texas firefighters had to truck in water to put out a massive fire in North Bexar County that raged for 14 hours.
Texas has been battered with snow and record low temperatures this week, which has led to water outages in critical fire hydrants and a lack of safe drinking water.
The flames broke out around 1 p.m. on Thursday in a second floor apartment of the Cortland View at TPC apartments building in San Antonio. Part of the building collapsed late Thursday night.