Columbus Tire Co. in Columbus, Ga., caught on fire Aug. 28 after rubber dust burst into flames outside the facility, according to WRBL-TV.
The shop’s owner said the fire started when a foreign material inside a tire that was being buffed for retreading sparked, igniting the particles.
This is the shop’s second fire; it had an electrical fire about 10 years ago, the shop owner told local media.
The fire caused minimal damage to Columbus Tire, and the shop is back open today.