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No injuries were reported in the Sept. 8 blaze that consumed
the main building at the Full Throttle Saloon, which opened in
1999 and billed itself as the world's largest biker bar.
Investigators have determined the fire originated in the main
part of the bar and was an accident, the South Dakota State Fire
Marshal and the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and
Explosives said.
Damage was estimated at about $10 million for the Full Throttle,
which boasted concert stages, a wrestling ring, zip lines and
rental cabins, and was said to serve up to 15,000 people a day
during the weeklong Sturgis Motorcycle Rally in August.
The reality television series, also titled "Full Throttle
Saloon," ran for five years starting in 2009 on the TruTV cable
network.
(Reporting by David Bailey in Minneapolis; Editing by Eric
Beech)
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