AN AUSTIN, TEXAS, MOTORCYCLE AND ATV DEALER suffered a heavy loss Wednesday evening when a fire consumed a storage shed packed with inventory. The fire started around 5 pm local time in the storage structure that contained about 100 brand-new motorcycles that were still in their shipping crates, along with several other motorsports vehicles such as ATV’s at the Woods Fun Center.
News 8 / Godwin photo
The Austin Fire Department quickly contained the fire which was threatening a pair of above-ground fuel tanks, but not without a challenge. The motorcycles contain a fair number of parts made from magnesium and that complication slowed down the attack, but they had the fire out within an hour.
Austin American-Statesman
The smoke from the blaze could be seen throughout the city and caused a temporary shut-down of I-35 which is adjacent to the dealership.
The loss is expected to exceed $1 million and will affect the sales staff who were preparing to sell the vehicles during the upcoming season. “I just know that it’s a real unfortunate situation because of an already tough economy. That’s our inventory back there that has burnt to the ground,” Woods business manager told a television news crew.
KVUE-TV filed this video report on the fire:
The cause of the fire is not yet determined.
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