Three-alarm Fresno fire burns along Highway 180. Here’s what caused all the smoke
A three-alarm fire in central Fresno on Wednesday evening required the use of more than half of the fire department’s on-duty resources as crews battled the flames.
The fire started about 8 p.m. alongside Highway 180 near Belmont and San Pablo avenues, said Fresno Fire Department public information officer Shane Brown. It apparently started in grass but spread toward a tire shop and into homeless encampments.
A pile of tires behind the business caught fire, producing a large plume of black smoke that could be seen from most of the city.
Brown said witnesses told investigators they saw a person start the fire.
There were no injuries, and damage to the tire shop was minimal.
At least 45 firefighters were on the scene.
This story was originally published July 29, 2020 at 11:10 PM.
