It was built in that same year by TNT Monster Trucks in New York. The base is a Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD pickup, and Mayhem still deploys the standard 6.0-litre V8 engine.

Both monster trucks — Kathy's bright pink TNT, and Ged's Sheer Insanity — were inside the shop. The Wills believe two of their cats, Starsky and Hutch, also died in the fire.

The TNT Monster Steel Thunder Show, set to bring monster trucks and motocross to the fair Saturday night, has canceled its show at the Greater Grand Forks Fair & Exhibition, it was announced Friday.