Fire damage to luxury vehicle dealership estimated at $10 million

A fire at Kulu Motorcar in southwest Calgary burning early Monday morning.

Fire crews say the damages caused by an early morning fire at a luxury vehicle dealership in southwest Calgary are estimated to sit at $10 million.

The fire department estimates the Monday morning fire at Kulu Motorcar Inc. has caused $5 million in damage to contents and $5 million in damage to the building for a total of $10 million.

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Crews from the Calgary Fire Department were called to the blaze on 1A St S.W. at around 5 a.m. and initially faced challenges getting the blaze under control at Kulu Motorcar Inc.

“We called a second alarm fire, so we had 13 apparatus that were on scene,” said District Chief Brent Fahlman. “[There were] roughly about 40 firefighters were here.”

About 20 luxury vehicles were inside, ranging in value from $200,000 to $800,000 for a Lamborghini Hybrid.

“They got millions and millions of dollars worth of vehicles in there” said Haraj Bharaj, manager of the Craftsman Collision shop across the street.

“High end (cars) like electric vehicles, high-end Lamborghinis, Ferraris, you name it.”

Bharaj said the fire is a blow to Calgary’s high end car community, noting the businesses often rely on each other.

“We do business with each other. When I need something, I go to them. When they need something, they come to me. So we depend upon each other.”

An estimated seven million litres of water was poured on the fire.

There is no word yet on the cause of the blaze.

With files from CTV’s Kevin Green