{"id":755820,"date":"2026-04-27T04:01:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T04:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/755820\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T04:01:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T04:01:12","slug":"questions-remain-after-north-side-home-explosions-nearly-a-week-after-it-occurred","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/755820\/","title":{"rendered":"Questions remain after North Side home explosions, nearly a week after it occurred"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 As the investigation continues into home explosions last Tuesday night on San Antonio\u2019s North Side, some major questions remain unanswered surrounding the incident.<\/p>\n

Preston Hollow Drive remains blocked off by San Antonio Police Department barricades, located near Thousand Oaks Drive.<\/p>\n

District 10 Councilmember Marc Whyte, who represents the neighborhood, spent Sunday with residents in the subdivision, some of whom still may not return home as crews work to determine the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople have questions,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cPeople want to know if they\u2019re safe in their homes, people want to know what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n

Six households remain evacuated nearly a week after the explosions. Whyte said in a statement that the residents are being housed in Airbnbs in the meantime.<\/p>\n

As for when they can return home?<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish I could answer that,\u201d Whyte said, \u201cbut we don\u2019t want anybody moving back into their homes when the home hasn\u2019t been deemed to be structurally sound.\u201d<\/p>\n

While Whyte said that he was unable to answer some of the residents\u2019 questions, he said that his office has put together a page on his website<\/a> with frequently asked questions and ways to get in contact with concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s about getting them whatever else we can,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cWe now have a designated point of contact with CPS Energy that can schedule all the gas line inspections for anybody that wants one here in the neighborhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Residents in the Preston Hollow subdivision may contact the CPS Energy Customer Response Unit for home checks and debris cleanup by emailing cru@cpsenergy.com<\/a> or calling 210-353-2783.<\/p>\n

Some residents, however, feel that the cleanup efforts have not been moving fast enough.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re also going to talk to the Solid Waste Department with the city,\u201d Whyte said, \u201cand I\u2019m sure those good folks will come out here as soon as possible to help with the cleanup.\u201d<\/p>\n

Whyte hopes to secure assurances from city entities such as CPS Energy \u201csooner rather than later\u201d to help help residents in the neighborhood feel safe.<\/p>\n

\u201cTransparency is paramount,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cI think in the coming weeks, conversations with all of those entities are going to take place.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey need to talk with themselves as well, and I need to be briefed as to how those conversations went,\u201d Whyte said. \u201cWe will get that information. It will come to me, and I\u2019ll get it to my residents.\u201d<\/p>\n

The National Transportation Safety Board issued a statement to KSAT over the weekend, reaffirming that the investigation remains ongoing.<\/p>\n

CPS Energy said Sunday it has assisted more than two dozen customers since Tuesday, and will continue to maintain a presence in Preston Hollow.<\/p>\n

If you think you smell a strong odor of gas \u2014 which smells like rotten eggs \u2014 Whyte\u2019s office and CPS said to leave the house immediately, without turning on or off any electrical switches, and call 911 from a neighbor\u2019s house.<\/p>\n

KSAT continues to follow updates on the <\/b>Preston Hollow home explosions<\/b><\/a>. Read more of our coverage below:<\/b><\/p>\n

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