Council memo calls for comprehensive look at emergency response coordination following blasts.
SAN ANTONIO — More than a week after two home explosions rocked a north-side neighborhood, new fallout is emerging as a lawsuit has been filed and San Antonio city councilmembers are demanding a full review of what happened.
Three councilmembers have submitted a memo calling for a comprehensive review of emergency response coordination following the explosions, saying questions remain about how the incident was handled and how agencies worked together.
Councilmembers Marc Whyte, who represents District 10, where the explosions occurred, Teri Castillo of District 5 and Marina Alderete Gavito of District 7 signed the memo. They say the goal is to better understand the response and identify areas for improvement moving forward.
The memo calls for a review of coordination between the city, CPS Energy and other responding agencies. Councilmembers are specifically seeking answers about real-time information sharing and situational awareness during active incidents, as well as how resources were allocated and how mutual-aid frameworks functioned during the response.
The request for a review comes as the first civil lawsuit tied to the explosions has been filed. According to online records, Jose Ochoa and Mayte Terrie Reeves filed a lawsuit against CPS Energy on Monday.
Ochoa and Reeves were both injured in the explosions and were recovering at Brooke Army Medical Center, according to available information. Their home was identified as the source of the second blast.
A date for the special council meeting to review the emergency response has not yet been set.