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Firefighters work to put out the fire at the taqueria. Photo by Jakob Rodriguez | Assistant News Editor
The San Marcos Fire Department was paged out to a structural fire at Taqueria El Charro Tapatio, no firefighters or taqueria employees were harmed during the fire March 8.
San Marcos Batallion Chief Jim Montano said that his crew was paged to the structural fire at Taqueria Charro Tapatio, 311 E Hopkins St, about 8 a.m. this morning.
“We had the situation under control in about five minutes,” Montano said. “We had the building clear, so no firefighters hurt and no people hurt.”
Montano could not comment on the specifics of the structural fire.
Building owners, workers and firefighters do not yet know the full scope of damage inflicted by this morning’s fire.
The Star will update this story as details become available.