An estimated 500 tires burned early Monday morning when a two-alarm fire damaged a tire store and home south of Everett.
At its peak, roughly 40 firefighters from five agencies battled the blaze.
The fire occurred in the 13600 block of Highway 99 just north of the Mukilteo Speedway, said Leslie Hynes, a spokeswoman for South Snohomish Fire & Rescue. The store is behind a Shell gas station.
A storage building with bins full of tires extended from the store to near the house.
A man inside the home when the fire broke out was able to escape safely, Hynes said. The fire damaged two rooms and a part of the home’s attic.
The back of the store also sustained damage.
The fire was fiercest in the area between the store and the home.