Overview
- The fire broke out Thursday night, and firefighters arrived to find the building fully ablaze with flames shooting into the night sky.
- The longtime regional biker hub drew up to 800 visitors on busy days and offered 20 rooms plus a 120-seat hall.
- About 180 responders from fire, police and ambulance services fought the blaze using aerial ladders during a prolonged operation.
- No injuries were reported, with the building unoccupied at the time.
- Freezing conditions near minus 4 degrees Celsius turned firefighting water to ice on roads and equipment, prompting winter service support, and police have not released a damage estimate as reports differ on whether operations had just restarted after a winter pause.