LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A North Las Vegas mechanic is asking for the community’s help after a fire burned down his custom lowrider shop that he’s owned for more than 20 years.
Large smoke cloud visible in Las Vegas as crews respond to fire
Tommy Jones, owner of Avenue Motorsports, said the fire broke out during a customer’s engine test. Now, he’s meeting with insurance adjusters to try to recoup his life’s work.
“There’s nothing in there salvageable. Nothing,” Jones said. “Not a screwdriver, not a hammer, not a tape measure.”
The tools Jones and other mechanics used cost tens of thousands of dollars. With them lost in the flames, setting up shop elsewhere is not a possibility.
Regardless of the financial loss, Jones said the real damage goes beyond the shop…