Tacoma firefighters extinguish fire at tire shop on Pearl Street
Fire crews extinguished a fire Monday morning outside a tire shop in Tacoma that produced a lot of smoke and flames but resulted in no injuries.
Tacoma Fire Department crews were called to the scene about 7:20 a.m. for an exterior fire in the 1000 block of North Pearl Street. When crews arrived, they found a pile of tires burning outside the building that threatened the structure, and crews called for additional units.
“The size of the fire was growing, so there was some significant amount of fire, and it was right on the building,” assistant chief of EMS Mary Hallman said.
Crews closed North 11th Street while battling the flames to bring a water supply line from a hydrant across the street. People commuting through the area were asked to find alternate routes, and police were called to assist with traffic.
The fire was put out by about 8 a.m., Hallman said. Light smoke was found inside the building, but the fire did not spread to inside.
A fire investigator was called to the scene. Hallman said she had not yet received information from the investigator about the cause of the fire.
This story was originally published January 10, 2022 at 9:02 AM.
