The Brief
- More than half of One Big Man & One Big Truck Moving Company’s fleet was destroyed or damaged in a suspected Halloween night fire in San Francisco’s Bayview neighborhood.
- Company co-owner Wolf Matt said replacing each destroyed vehicle costs $150,000, though the business has used rental vehicles to avoid canceling any client jobs.
- Fire investigators have not ruled out arson as the cause of the blaze, which occurred on property leased from the Port of San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO – A longtime San Francisco moving company is recovering after more than half of its fleet of trucks was destroyed or damaged in a suspected arson on Halloween night.
Company ablaze
Why you should care:
Mark Ryser, an employee at One Big Man & One Big Truck Moving Company in the city’s Bayview neighborhood, arrived at the office to discover the aftermath of the blaze the next day.
“I was shocked at first,” Ryser said. “When I came, I was first at the office. I saw a little bit of burn on the door because I think they were trying to burn the building as well.”
Company co-owner Wolf Matt shared video posted on social media showing the fire that broke out shortly after 11 p.m. on Halloween night at the property, which he leases from the Port of San Francisco.…