Uvalde Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to 415 Rio Grande Street at about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday for a reported vehicle fire that was spreading to a nearby residence. Arriving firefighters found the vacant home fully involved in flames. The department said the fire started with a vehicle and spread to the house before crews arrived. Firefighters knocked the fire down. No injuries were reported.
The department said the incident remains under investigation and has not released a cause. It has not provided a damage estimate or said whether the home is a total loss. It has not identified the vehicle or said where on the property it was burning. The department has not reported any road closures, evacuations or requests for public assistance related to the fire.