San Antonio Southside taqueria a ‘complete loss’ in overnight fire
Firefighters have deemed this taqueria at 5323 Roosevelt a complete loss after an overnight fire.
Courtesy of Ken Branca
Taqueria El Tapatio De Jalisco, a small restaurant on the Southside, was deemed a complete loss by San Antonio firefighters after a fire broke out on the early morning of Wednesday, May 18. A San Antonio police officer first spotted flames inside the taqueria at 5323 Roosevelt Avenue when he drove by the building around 3 a.m., according to a San Antonio Fire Department battalion chief.
The battalion chief at the scene says a small explosion occurred inside the restaurant.
Courtesy of Ken Branca
The officer called the fire in to dispatch and when firefighters arrived, they discovered that the fire began in the kitchen when a small propane leak caused an explosion. The battalion chief says the building is a complete loss with damage estimated at $80,000.
An abandoned taqueria on the Westside was also deemed a complete loss in a similar fire that destroyed the building over night in February. In late March, an apartment complex on the Westside was also destroyed in a fire that firefighters are investigating as arson.
San Antonio has also had more fatal fires in 2022 than in 2021.
