Dozens of CA Firefighters Tackle Wind-Driven Tire Shop Fire

A Sacramento firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital after battling a three-alarm fire that tore through a business and threatened nearby homes and a church.

June 21, 2021

Crews battled a three-alarm fire at a California tire shop Sunday that sent one firefighter to the hospital.

The fire broke out at about 4 p.m. at Unique Tires & Wheels in Sacramento, KXTV-TV reports. High winds sent embers downwind, and those threatened house and a church, which sustained some minor damage.

Roughly 100 firefighters in two dozen apparatus responded to the call. A firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and was taken to the hospital.

Crews were able to put out the fire, and its cause is under investigation.