A grass fire that swept through four homes in Atascosa County Thursday happened just two blocks over from the scene of another destructive grass fire last year.
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m. cold front: Prepare for gusty winds, cooler temperaturesNeighbors say stray dogs have been a persistent issue in the areadestroyed four homes in Atascosa County Thursday afternoon happened just a couple of blocks from the scene of another destructive fire last year. Fire crews got the call about the latest fire after 2 p.m., then scrambled to Way Cross Road, near Old Pleasanton Road. There they found a huge fireball involving multiple structures on what appears to be one parcel of land. “A lot of black smoke first, and it was just billowing,” said Ivy Nichols, who lives on the street directly behind the homes that burned. “Even my neighbors were calling me.” Nichols said she kept a close watch on the flames, which were being stirred up and carried by strong winds. Fire crews, meanwhile, began what would be an hours-long battle against the fire.He said the flames ignited a brush pile in his backyard. “When all the leaves on the roof of my shop caught on fire, I was pretty concerned because my shop is right close to the house,” he said. Tracy said he scaled a ladder to put out the flames on the roof of his backyard shed while firefighters took care of the fire in the brush pile.“I came back out, I don’t know, about 12 , 12:30, and then I woke up again about 3,” he said. “I was looking because I was worried.”, the area experienced a similar situation when a grass fire broke out a couple of streets over on Big Leaf Road, also causing damage to homes and other property.Several trees have burn marks on them, and there are empty lots where some of the burned homes had been. “I told my friend here, I says, ‘This is getting where we’re not going to have a neighborhood left because there are always fires out here,’” Nichols said. “It’s so dry out there.” While they understand all too well the damage that fire can do, people in the area are still wondering exactly how this latest grass fire started.Calls and emails sent to the Atascosa County Fire Marshal’s Office and the Ata-Bexar County Fire Line were unanswered.Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.Proposed border wall threatens prehistoric cave artHundreds of millions of dollars lost each year to scams at crypto ATMsFamily reacts to guilty verdict in Christopher Preciado trialCastle Hills police department says the armed suspect shot this morning has diedRecords show New Braunfels ISD pulling, restricting more books than it has publicly listed74 year old woman hit crossing South General McMullenNew emissions test could cost Bexar County vehicle ownersSan Antonio attorney admits stealing over half a million dollars from children's inheritance.Spurs respond after viral video at game sparks backlashReuniting items found along the Guadalupe River after the deadly floods
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