4-alarm Dallas fire spreads to tires, trailers and vehicles

Dallas fire crews are battling what started as a small grass fire behind a South Dallas home, spread to old vehicles, trailers and multiple piles of tires Sunday, Dallas Fire-Rescue said. 

On Sunday, a 911 call reported a grass fire behind a home in the 4500 block of Barstow Blvd., officials said. 

Initial reports indicated a small area of vegetation was burning. The reports quickly changed, indicating that the fire was growing and threatening a South Dallas community. 

Officials said it began at the home, collapsing the roof before it spread to "old gutted out cars, trailers, etc. and multiple piles of tires stored on a stretch of land behind the home."

Dallas Fire-Rescue said that over 100 firefighters surrounded the fire on the north and south sides and "positioned themselves at tree lines, on the east and west sides, with hand lines, ladder pipes, master streams, among other tools, to monitor for fire spread.
There were no evacuations as the quick response of DFR personnel and strategic positioning of units prevented the spread of fire to several businesses to the north and a residential community to the south."

Officials said no injuries have been reported in the 4-alarm fire.

DFR said crews are still battling the fire, as it will take some time to extinguish the piles of tires.