Fire at Hannigan 3-14-11

[kj5ix]

Some of you may know that there was a fire at the Hannigan Motorsoprts yesterday.
First and foremost there were NO Injuries to any personnel,,,

Here is the latest: I will edit or add to as info is released

An Official - Unofficial Update:

The fire was contained to one building, which was the fiberglass/paint, and machine shop. Once again there were no injuries to personal. There is a loss of about 60 to 65 % of the product molds. The paint, and layup rooms are a total loss. It is suspected that it started in the fiberglass layup room by spontaneous combustion of material in a disposal bin ( AKA Trash can ) Fire investigation teams are in the process now, by highly trained investigators, from several agencies local ,and state. I was told that though an inconvenience now the Hannigan Team is in full swing to rebuild, and begin full production in as little as 60 days (two months) This is a preliminary report for returning to full swing production at this time. Good news is that there was work being done on some of the most popular molds that were not in the area of the fire, and were spared damage, GL1800 &1500 as well as Yamaha was mentioned.

This is still very early in the assessment stage, and just the preliminary assessment of return and recovery.

Patience with the team at Hannigan for product information, and ordering will be greatly appreciated.

I feel that they will be back into full operation before we know it, and better, and stronger. These guys are led by the best, and strongest man and woman I have ever met. I have no worries about recovery.

An Official announcement/ News release; will be forth coming in a day or two, with complete assessment, and plans for continuation. Until that time: It was an unfortunate accident that occurred, with a bright side, and they will come through it stronger, and better. The bright side is material can be replaced, but life is precious, and irreplaceable, and that in itself is the biggest blessing from the incident.

Our Prayers are with Dave & Ruth Ann, John, Jim, Andrew, Brad, and all of the team there.

 

[skuuter]

Aw, Really hate to hear this.........Sincerely hope this is a very quick fix, and the Company gets back into Full Production very soon.....!!!!!

 

[07BlueCSC]

Same thing happened at CSC about 2years ago. ARSON

 

[Nana]

WOW! What a blessing no one was injured and the damage was somewhat limited to one area. Our prayers and thoughts with Dave, Ruth Ann, Andrew, and their crew! Please do keep us updated as you hear more.

 

[kj5ix]

From the Murray Ledger,,, Watch the video at the bottom link

http://murrayledger.com/news/fire-de...cc4c03286.html

Artical:
A fire totaled one of the buildings at Hannigan Motorsports in Midway on U.S. 641 south Monday, causing extensive damage, but no injuries.
The fire, which was reported shortly after noon, brought 14 trucks and approximately 45 firefighters from Calloway County Fire-Rescue, according to CCFR chief Earl Hicks. Firefighters worked to control the spread of the fire, which was fueled by paint and other materials inside the manufacturing building. While they were able to keep the fire from spreading, plumes of heavy toxic smoke drifted to the surrounding areas.

“The fire was contained to inside the building, but we had a lot of smoke billowing out. The Sheriff’s office assisted us by going around to houses west of the fire and asking them to leave and turn ventilation systems off,” Hicks said. Hannigan Motorsports is a locally-owned manufacturing and sales business by David and Ruth Anne Hannigan. The company, which has been located in Calloway County since 1992 and in business for 35 years, manufactures motorcycle trailers, sidecars and trike kits.

“It’s going to have a big impact,” Ruth Anne Hannigan said. “What we’re mainly losing is all our molds to produce. We are just now getting in there to pull stuff out, so we don’t know at the moment what is salvageable.” Once the inventory has been completed, employees will set to work producing new molds so they can get back to production. Most of the plugs used to make new molds were stored in another building, something she said would help shorten the recovery timeline. A dormant secondary paint shop will be re-opened as they work to get back up to full production.

While no fire will ever be convenient, Hannigan said this one came at a particularly bad time for the company. As spring approaches, so does the high season for Hannigan Motorsports, bringing a rush of orders. “Things were just starting to roll around after a depressed time,” she said. “A tough year just got tougher.” However, she said one customer she talked to already was very understanding about the situation and she expects others will be the same.

Other agencies responding to the fire included the Murray Fire Department, Environmental Protection Agency, Calloway County Emergency Management and the Fire Marshal. Hicks said the scene was cleared at approximately 5 p.m. The Fire Marshal is still investigating the cause but Hicks said he didn’t think it was anything but accidental at this time.

And from local TV:

http://www.wpsdlocal6.com/news/local...117980744.html

The News Broadcast:

http://cdn.bimfs.com/WPSD/b8baaa2766...f57502fedd.mp4

 

[Papa Zook]

Prayers up to Dave, Ruth Anne, Andrew and the entire Hannigan crew. I just spent a week at their facility and they are all fine people. They'll be back better than ever very soon!

 

[Gorilla]

Wow always a serious situation. Can we hope for them that customers will not cancel or not place an order because of this. You might be delayed in getting your kit but if this conversion is what you decided you wanted then order it and wait just a little longer than what you would of. No injuries is a big plus.

 

[Juju]

Oh man, just what a business does NOT need at this time when it's tough going for anything but the huge corporations anyway. GREAT to hear that nobody got hurt, though. Hope they're back up to speed soon enough to take advantage of the spring/summer seasons.

 

[DanDolfn]

My kit is on order. It was supposed to be delivered around the middle of April.

They're probably still evaluating the impact.

I haven't heard anything from my dealer yet.