Motorcycle catches fire during the Fountain City Parade
A 2002 Honda Gold Wing motorcycle riding in line with the Buffalo Soldiers motorcycle club caught fire during the Fountain City Parade along the 1200 block of Broadway Saturday.
Columbus Police Motor Squad officers used small fire extinguishers to contain the flames that had engulfed the front of the motorcycle and were reaching about 15 feet high. Motor Squad officers carry small extinguishers on their department motorcycles.
The crowd lining the street quickly dispersed, and no one was injured. The driver of the motorcycle was not injured.
This story was originally published November 4, 2017 at 11:50 AM with the headline "Motorcycle catches fire during the Fountain City Parade."