Area firefighters put out a fire that severely damaged a small strip mall along Pacific Highway South in Kent on Sunday.
There were no reported injuries, the Kent Regional Fire Authority said.
The fire all but completely destroyed a Dollar Tree merchandise store, tobacco shop and U.S. Post Office. The fire also damaged a beauty salon, specialty food store and a fitness gym at the mall, according to the Kent RFA.
Kent RFA and South King Fire Rescue units were dispatched at 2:27 p.m. to a minor fire in the 23400 block of Pacific Highway South.
First-arriving fire department units upgraded the incident to a “working” fire and called a second alarm after seeing smoke coming from the building. That alarm dispatched several more fire units from throughout South King County to help with the fire.