SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio Fire Department has confirmed four fatalities in the explosion on the far Southeast Side, as of Sunday afternoon.
The incident happened at 11:30 p.m. Friday near K-Bar, a construction company located in the 9700 block of South Presa Street.
“Due to the inclement weather on Saturday night, operations were slowed today. Investigators will resume efforts tomorrow morning at the scene continuing to work to determine a cause/origin,” SAFD said in a statement Sunday.
When firefighters initially arrived, they found evidence of the large explosion and found one person had died at the scene.
On Saturday afternoon, SAFD confirmed a second fatality. By Sunday evening, two other deaths were confirmed.
One of the four victims has been identified so far by the Bexar County Medical Examiner — Roger Huron Jr., 36.
Aerial footage of the site on Saturday showed crews were still working to clean up the damages.
SAFD is still investigating what caused the explosion.
This is a developing story, and we’ll bring more details as they become available.
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