Windsor tire shop fire causes $500K in damage

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of afire which destroyed a tire shop in east Windsor.

Fire crews attended the blaze at Serbu Tire on Howard Avenue at about 6:05 a.m. Sunday.

About 30 firefighters helped extinguish the fire, according to Windsor Fire and Rescue Services.

Just before 10 a.m., "the roof caved in and the front of the building collapsed," said chief fire prevention officer John Lee.

The fire which did not spread beyond the tire shop itself forced police to close Howard Avenue between Windsor Avenue and Shepherd Street.

No injuries have been reported, as no one was in the building at the time of the fire.

Fire officials say the blaze caused $500,000 worth of damages.

This was the scene Sunday at 9 a.m. about an hour before the building's roof collapsed.