Fire destroys nearly 150 vehicles at car restoration business in Thornton, owner says

THORNTON, Colo. — After the smoke and chaos of Wednesday’s wildfire in Thornton cleared, Jason Rol walked among dozens of burned-up vehicles and tried to make sense of the amount of loss on his car lot.

On Wednesday afternoon, a grass fire erupted near 84th and Huron and quickly spread east, hitting the car lot for Rol Race Motorsports, a car restoration company on 84th Avenue.

“It’s been really hard to come here this morning and kind of put eyes on it with a clear head, because last night was crazy. It was really hard to process,” Rol said…

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