Fire crews battle big San Antonio apartment blaze amid lack of water

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – San Antonio firefighters battled a massive apartment fire Thursday evening on the city's north side that was being hampered by access to water in the wintry conditions, ABC affiliate KSAT reported.

Fire officials said they were having to transport water to the scene while trying to fight the flames, because fire hydrants at the complex weren't dispensing water. Six water trucks had already been emptied.

Residents told KSAT they had received an alert to turn off their water heaters, and moments later, the fire erupted on the second floor of an apartment building in the complex.

The fire then expanded to other units in the building, destroying it slowly as fire crews worked to extinguish it.

Bexar County fire officials said roughly 50 residents were evacuated from the building. There was no immediate word as to injuries or an official cause for the blaze.