Corpus Christi Fire Department crews responded late Friday night to a structure fire on Knotty Oaks Trail on the city’s southside.
Neighbors told KRIS 6 News they saw smoke coming from the chimney and the back of the home before firefighters arrived. Crews were later seen pumping hoses through the roof as they worked to put out the fire.
Battalion Chief Cody Eyring said the call initially came in at about 11:45 p.m. as what the department codes as a “residential light” response, which sends one engine, one aerial unit and a battalion chief. When the first engine arrived, the situation escalated…