Deadly Texas High-Rise Fire Sends 17 to Hospital

More than a dozen people were hospitalized following a fire that killed five residents at a senior-living facility near San Antonio, Texas, and officials are trying to track down the whereabouts of dozens of others, a city official said.

The fire occurred at Wedgwood Apartments in Castle Hills. Authorities said 17 residents remained hospitalized Monday. About 350 people live at Wedgwood Apartments.

A total of 150 firefighters from San Antonio and six other fire departments responded to the blaze, which was reported shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday. The fire left some “significant damage,” San Antonio fire spokesman Christian Bove said Sunday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, though it appears to have originated on the third floor.

About 150 residents were taken by city buses to a local high school, and some family members waited at a makeshift shelter in the cafeteria for word of their loved ones. Others residents were taken to a hotel.