An elderly San Antonio woman whose home was destroyed in a fire Memorial Day weekend has been hit with a demolition bill for nearly $25,000, after city officials said they were forced to have the structure demolished.
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The family of Cruz Flores, 86, criticized the city for what they described as a continued lack of communication following the“We try not to talk about it too much because she gets upset and we go a day at a time,” said Rachel Cordova, Flores’ granddaughter.Most of Flores’ belongings were in containers and she had resorted to sleeping on Cordova’s couch.
Cordova said as the family watched the home being demolished they found a weather-beaten door hanger affixed to a chain link fence on the property. Shannon told KSAT the property was determined to be a dangerous premise after the fire, meaning the structure had to then be demolished within 96 hours of the emergency declaration.