VAN NEST, The Bronx (WABC) -- Firefighters battled a massive fire at a Bronx autobody shop that spread to nearby homes.

Saturday was a day of hustle and bustle at Zeny Tires and Rims on East Tremont Avenue. The shop was filed with cars until the manager noticed fire in the back just before 11:30 a.m.

Guarionex Colon says he lost 20 years of work -- and it hurts.

Customers, too suffered a lost. Workers estimate at least 10 cars were destroyed in the fast-moving fire -- the shop was filled with flammable materials.

"There was an awful lot of fire. We also had concerns about the structural stability of the building. We did have a collapse of the building. One of the walls to the rear," said FDNY Chief of Department John Esposito.

Firefighters dodged the collapse, but four of them sustai

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