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Bionicon’s New U.S. Headquarters Destroyed in Fire

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WOFFORD HEIGHTS, CA (BRAIN)—Not quite two weeks after its official Labor Day weekend opening, the Bionicon USA Headquarters and Demo Center in the Kern River Valley suffered a devastating fire.

The building, located on the main road in Wofford Heights, had undergone extensive renovations and improvements in preparation for Bionicon’s move to the Kern Valley. This was the company’s first full-time Demo Center in the United States. Other Bionicon Demo Centers are in the UK, Germany and Switzerland.

Nobody was in the building at the time of the fire, which was first noticed at about 4 p.m. last Friday. Neighbors called 911 and reported smoke coming from the roof. When firefighters arrived on the scene they were confronted with flames shooting out of windows, exploding shock cartridges and burning magnesium fork lowers. Owners Paul and Wendy Ferguson arrived on scene just a few minutes later, only to watch the building burn.

Investigators believe the fire was started by a faulty air compressor, though official reports are pending. The fire destroyed the entire inventory of bicycles, parts, frames and components as well as the workshop and the entire fleet of demo bikes.

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cheeken
cheeken
14 years ago

Dude. This suuuuuuuuuuucks.

oilcanracer
14 years ago

darn those insurance…i mean air compressor fires!!! seems like a great way to get rid of all those 2009’s that didn’t sell and start to bring in the 2010 models.

Larry
Larry
14 years ago

Wow, that’s really going to suck for the 3 guys in the US that own a Bionicon when they try and get spare parts.

Mac
Mac
14 years ago

Paul F is a stand-up dude. It sucks to see them suffer this setback. Great bikes and a great company – I’m sure they’ll bounce back.

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