Patient facing arson charge after starting fire at freestanding ER, Alamo police say
A 21-year-old man is set to be charged after setting fire to a medical cart inside a freestanding ER, according to Alamo police Lt. Eduardo Garza.
The fire happened Sunday at around 7 a.m. at the South Texas Health System ER Alamo at 140 East Frontage Road, Garza said.
The unidentified suspect was a patient who fled on foot following the fire and was found in a field near the freestanding ER.
The man faces charges of arson and resisting arrest, Garza added.
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