The fire service says the blaze in the hybrid vehicle at Glemsford had not spread to the building.
Five crews attend a tyre workshop fire with fears it could spread to nearby timber-framed buildings.
Daniel Eldridge, 61, is also ordered to pay £1,000 after admitting three animal cruelty offences.
After two serious thatched roof fires, the fire service issues safety advice for home owners.
Crews from Suffolk and Essex are at the scene of the fire in Glemsford, near Sudbury.
Searches for the missing man are called off, police say.
Crews were called to a property in Glemsford, Suffolk, on Tuesday evening.
It came at the end of a cooler, wetter weekend after temperatures exceeded 30C on Friday.
Wintry scenes are captured on camera by BBC Weather Watchers.
