PHOENIX — A Firestone automotive store in north Phoenix has been destroyed following a fire Thursday afternoon, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
Captain Todd Keller said crews responded to the fire near 35th Avenue and Union Hills Drive at 2 p.m.
Firefighters arrived to heavy flames and smoke, according to Keller.
Around 50 firefighters from the Phoenix Fire Department, along with crews from the Peoria and Glendale fire departments responded to the incident, Keller said.
Keller called the response a "big-water operation" and said firefighters hit the fire from an elevated position with a defensive strategy.
No one was injured in the fire.
Keller said they have not determined a cause for the fire yet, but earlier in the day, there had been a car on fire inside one of the work bays.
Fire crews will be on scene for several hours.
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