ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Investigators will try to piece together what cause a huge fire Tuesday at the Dophin Village Plaza in St. Pete Beach Tuesday. 

Flames tore through stores in the shopping plaza Tuesday afternoon before reigniting late Tuesday, prompting crews to fight the fire twice.  

Crews battled the three-alarm fire for hours Tuesday afternoon, and were back at it Tuesday night.

A city spokesperson said no injuries were reported as of Tuesday evening. There is also no word on what caused the fire.

The exteriors of several other businesses could be seen damaged, including a Publix, UPS Store, Hungry Howie’s Pizza and an AT&T Store.

Even before this latest round of flames, a St. Pete Beach spokesperson said the CVS was a total loss.

Crews from multiple cities helped get the fire under control earlier Tuesday night.

“I literally walk outside, take a look, and I see a plume of smoke,” said Jerry Zamudo, owner of Beach Vibe Cycle. “I’m like, ‘oh, my God — what’s going on here?’” 

Zamudo’s business is on the other side of the plaza from CVS.

“It was pretty intense,” he said. “At one point, there was a distinct smell, almost like a copper smell, in the air.”

Susan Hilton, a frequent customer of the CVS, found out about the fire like Zamudo did, but from a little farther away.

“Well, I come here almost every day. It’s my favorite store, and I get my prescriptions here,” she said. “I saw the big, black smoke from Fort De Soto beach, and I thought, ‘what the heck is going on over there?’”

She says she planned to stop by Tuesday to pick up prescriptions, but that’s not her main concern.

“Just sad because I know the people in this store, and I’ve been living in this area for 17 years. So, it’s sad,” said Hilton.

A spokesperson for CVS says people with immediate prescription needs can visit the store at 3501 54th Ave. S.