{"id":325823,"date":"2025-10-23T06:42:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325823\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T06:42:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T06:42:10","slug":"safd-investigating-after-palm-trees-set-on-fire-at-picapica-plaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/325823\/","title":{"rendered":"SAFD investigating after palm trees set on fire at PicaPica Plaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 The palm trees in front of PicaPica Plaza, a popular shopping center on the South Side, were set on fire early Tuesday morning, according to the business manager. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Manager Rudy Lopez told KSAT 12 he first heard about the fire from community members.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cI immediately rushed over here,\u201d Lopez said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lopez said a man driving by at the time called 911 to report the fire. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Surveillance video from PicaPica captured a person walking towards the trees along the side of the building around 5 a.m. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cHe took maybe 10-15 seconds in the back and as he\u2019s walking out, you can see like a flashback boom, where I guess he had an accelerant, he had gas, he had something that started it up,\u201d Lopez said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lopez said the suspect walked off as the fire started and disappeared off the camera. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWe couldn\u2019t find him after that,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cWe<b>&#8216;<\/b>ve been talking to neighboring businesses, checking their cameras, SAPD &#8230; but we do have an arson investigator that is on it now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The San Antonio Fire Department confirmed the investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made as of Wednesday afternoon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cNever in the nine years that I\u2019ve been here, never has this happened or gone to this extent,\u201d Lopez said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Lopez urged the community to stay vigilant and to come forward if they have information.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cWhoever it was, whoever was here, I mean, we forgive you,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cJust stay away from Pica and just don\u2019t do it to us and don\u2019t it to other communities.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/>\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; 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