ESCONDIDO, Calif. – An Escondido motorcycle dealership was destroyed by fire Saturday night, according to fire officials. The building was fully engulfed in flames as firefighters were called at about 10:30 p.m. to the Moto Forza dealership in the 500 block of North Tulip Street. “Just watching all of these beautiful bikes just go up in flames watching tanks pop, it’s devastating," said witness Emily Bradsher, who said she could see the heavy smoke and flames from the freeway. “I noticed the flames were at least 100, 120 feet over the roof." One day later, the small Escondido business is now barely recognizable. General Manager Chris Cordato and the owner were picking up the pieces Sunday. “We’re closed Sunday and Mondays …Got a call from the alarm company so showed up and a bunch of fire trucks spraying down the roof,” said Cordato. Though no injuries, some customers were still in tears for the owner who worked so hard for 12 years.Everybody else was in tears and it hurts.

He’s a really good guys and when you see something like that it takes a personal effect to your heart to see something like this happen,” said Carmello Marino, a customer. Fire investigators were on scene Sunday in an effort to determine the fire's cause and damage estimates, according to the dispatcher.NCY Motorsports is a motorcycle, ATV, utility vehicle and scooter dealer located in San Marcos, CA and has been serving Southern California since 1989. We are a multi-line motorcycle dealer for Yamaha motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs, Polaris Slingshot, KTM dirt bikes, Victory Motorcycles, Polaris ATVs, RZR XP 1000, RZR XP, RZR XP 4, RZR XP 1000 and Polaris Sportsman. We offer NEW and USED motorcycles, dirt bikes, ATVs, and side x sides for sale, trade or WE WILL BUY YOUR MOTORCYCLE, ATV, DIRT BIKE or SIDE by SIDE. Our 27,000 square foot facility in California offers a great selection of dirt bike parts, OEM Microfiche parts finder and DOT/Snell motorcycle helmets. Moto Forza is San Diego's premier source of Ducati, MV Agusta, Vespa and Husqvarna motorcycles.

Run by enthusiasts for the enthusiasts. We carry only the highest quality and coolest styles of apparel and accessories such as Rizoma, Sidi, Forcefield, Nexx and Rev'It. Moto Forza is also the North American distributor for FM Projects exhaust systems. If it's not already in stock, we'll special order it for you.A two-alarm fire at an Escondido motorcycle dealership may have caused as much as $2.5 million in damage, a fire battalion chief said. motorcycle shops duluth gaIt was still unclear Sunday what led to the fire, first reported about 10:30 p.m. Saturday. bmw genuine motorcycle jacket new cityThe building — home to a Ducati dealership — was still too unstable to allow investigators inside.motorcycle cargo net malaysia

Battalion Chief Art Holcomb said no one would be allowed into Moto Forza until the owner’s insurance company comes out and the walls are shored up. Crews were at the scene in less than three minutes, but could not enter the fully-engulfed structure for fear the roof would collapse. Instead, firefighters took a defensive stance to keep the flames from spreading to neighboring business — a paint store to the west and a pool supply distributor to the east on North Tulip Street near North Hale Avenue.vintage motorcycle mechanic perth It appears the fire started in the back portion building, where motorcycle repairs are done. motorcycle dealers near sanford ncThe showroom up front was not burned by fire, but was hit with water and smoke damage. 2003 honda rebel motorcycles for sale

No one was in the building; employees had locked it up around 7 p.m. Holcomb said it appears that the fire had been burning inside for a while before it broke through the roof and people noticed it. “As soon as it breached the ceiling and got some oxygen, it was game on,” Holcomb said. “It was an inferno.”Witness Emily Bradsher told San Diego News Video that she was returning from a hockey game when she saw the flames, reaching 100 to 120 feet high. composition of motorcycle helmet“Just watching all of these beautiful bikes go up in flames, it is devastating,” Bradsher said. The battalion chief said the business owner told him there were about 125 motorcycles in the shop, and estimated the loss between $1 million and $2 million, including other contents of the building. That estimate does not include the loss of the building itself.NEWSLETTERS Receive the latest local updates in your inboxRaw cellphone video from a passerby at the scene of the fire that engulfed a motorcycle dealership in Escondido.

(Published 6 hours ago)A two-alarm fire engulfed and destroyed the building of a motorcycle dealership in Escondido Saturday night, confirmed the Escondido Fire Department.Crews were working on Monday to stabilize the structure before anyone is able to go inside the building, said Escondido Fire Battalion Chief Art Holcomb. The fire happened at the Ducati motorcycle service and sales center.Padres, Local Sports Teams Rally to 'Celebrate San Diego'From the start there were fears that the building might collapse, so firefighters did not enter the building, said Holcomb. Fire crews were summoned from Escondido, San Marcos, Rancho Santa Fe and Carlsbad.It's still unclear exactly what caused the fire, said Holcomb. Arson investigators have not been able to explore the building yet because it's too unstable.'Defend Planned Parenthood' March Held in EncinitasThe fire appears to have started on the inside, in the rear end of the building, said Holcomb. It occurred in the motorbike repair facility, according to the business owner.

At least 125 motorcycles were destroyed in the fire, and all of the equipment, tools and parts in the repair facility, said Holcomb. The owner says the equipment losses may value over two million dollars, not including building damage.Things to Do This Weekend: Feb. 16-19Escondido Fire Duty Investigator Sandy Bauer said there was nothing to indicate the fire was suspicious. Fire crews hope to have the building stabilized by Tuesday morning, said Bauer.The Ducati and Moto Forza dealership and a few other businesses in the building were completely destroyed, said fire officials.Saturday Brings Showers to San DiegoFirefighters were called to the scene of the dealership located on the 500 block of North Hale Avenue at 11:30 p.m. Saturday night, according to Escondido Fire. Flames and heavy smoke rose from the large, two-story building.The fire soon burned through the roof and escalated into a two-alarm fire. This prompted requests for additional firefighters from neighboring areas, said fire officials.