‘I was devastated’: Woman who lost everything in apartment fire retains attorney

An apartment fire in Universal City left 11 units completely destroyed by the fire and an additional 53 units with smoke and water damage, according to a Universal City spokesperson.

The fire happened at the Falcon Ridge Apartments on Aviation Boulevard, just northeast of San Antonio.

Saraya Anderson was one of the tenants who lost everything in the fire.

“I saw it from the highway, just the gray plumes of smoke, and then as we pulled up, I realized it was my building,” Anderson said. “I was devastated.”

In the days after the fire, Anderson retained attorney Jon Powell, who represents fire victims.

“The apartment complex required the tenants to purchase apartment renters’ insurance through the complex itself,” Powell said. “Now, come to find out after the fire, that policy did not cov