The bicycle storage building damaged by the fire on N. Jackson Street Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015
The aftermath of Hybrid Pedals’ January fire (Photo courtesy @CAPT258)
The aftermath of Hybrid Pedals’ January fire (Photo courtesy @CAPT258)
Hybrid Pedals, whose back building caught fire Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015
The back of the fire-damaged Hybrid Pedals building
The interior of the fire-damaged Hybrid Pedals building
An electric bicycle shop in the Clarendon area was damaged by a fire Sunday night.
The fire department was called just before 8:00 p.m. for a fire at the Hybrid Pedals shop at 925 N. Jackson Street. The shop sells bikes outfitted with electric motors, also called “eBikes.”
The blaze was extinguished quickly, according to Arlington County Fire Department spokeswoman Lt. Sarah Marchegiani, but caused an estimated $150,000 in damage.
The fire started by the heat from a battery charger, Marchegiani said. No one was at the shop at the time and no injuries were reported.
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