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title: "Massive Fire at Can-Am Warehouse Torches Tons of ATVs"
description: "All of the workers inside were reportedly evacuated safely."
date: "2021-07-18"
modified: "2021-07-18"
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# Massive Fire at Can-Am Warehouse Torches Tons of ATVs

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A [huge blaze](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/27934/dozens-of-vintage-chevrolet-corvettes-and-camaros-destroyed-by-fire-in-hbo-filming-set>) was reported yesterday at an ATV warehouse in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. The fire sent plumes of smoke into the sky that could be seen across the border into [Texas](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/39680/the-secret-russian-car-dealer-in-texas-that-americans-couldnt-shop-at>), triggering a flurry of emergency phone calls from concerned residents in the area. According to [KVIA-TV](<https://kvia.com/news/border/2021/07/17/it-took-200-firefighters-4-hours-to-control-juarez-maquiladora-blaze/>) in El Paso, around 1 p.m. CT an explosion of unknown origin created the giant fire, which burned a whole lot of ATVs to an unrecognizable crisp.

Fortunately, [officials told Mexican news outlet *El Diario*](<https://diario.mx/juarez/video-asi-se-incendia-maquila-al-suroriente-20210717-1819474.html>), all of the workers inside the plant were safely evacuated. The same cannot be said for the vehicles, many of which were destroyed.

![message-editor%2F1626619153297-canaminline.jpg](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/content-b/message-editor/1626619153297-canaminline.jpg>)
**KVIA ABC-7 YouTube screencap**

In case you’re not familiar with Ciudad [Juárez](<https://www.thedrive.com/article/12143/a-9-day-journey-along-the-most-controversial-strip-of-land-in-trumps-america>) (Juarez City), it’s a busy city in the state of Chihuahua in Mexico. Commonly called Juárez, it lies on the Rio Grande river, south of El Paso. Combined, the El Paso–Juárez area has a population of over 2.7 million people, and business trade is often conducted between the two cities. The now-burned *maquiladora* (a foreign-owned manufacturing plant that processes or assembles raw components for export) gets parts from [Can-Am](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/40029/im-testing-a-2021-can-am-commander-side-by-side-what-do-you-want-to-know-about-it>) and builds units before shipping them back to the U.S.

BRP, which owns Can-Am, [owns two maquiladoras in Juarez](<https://www.brp.com/en/about-us/our-locations/manufacturing-facilities.html>) and it appears it is one of these facilities that has been affected. [ATV and UTV](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/36696/that-infamous-jeep-wrangler-stuck-on-a-dangerous-bike-trail-has-been-saved>) manufacturers, like auto manufacturers, are experiencing a big uptick in sales. [Off-road vehicles like Can-Am's are particularly interesting](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/41180/off-road-advocacy-groups-and-residents-in-colorado-towns-spar-over-ohvs>) to buyers right now, which means that showrooms are already low on inventory. This fire is certainly going to delay production and deliveries even more. As more details evolve on that front, we'll keep you posted.

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Our own Caleb Jacobs [tested a $22K Can-Am Commander Max XT](<https://www.thedrive.com/new-cars/40474/2021-can-am-commander-max-xt-review-spending-22k-on-100-hp-shouldnt-be-this-fun>) recently, and he had a great time with it; it’s difficult to imagine a whole warehouse full of them on fire and the total cost of that loss. Thankfully, everyone who was inside the warehouse appears to be safe.

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## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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