Cutting torch may have caused garage to go up in flames

Flames fueled by propane, oxygen and acetylene rolled from a garage fire Wednesday behind the Craig Robinson home at 141 Fifth Ave. N.E. A cutting torch was being used inside to cut a side off of a van when it apparently ignited a wall, a witness told Hutchinson Fire Chief Brad Emans. The fire was reported about 3:15 p.m. Everyone in the garage escaped without injury, according to a family member. Emans said the garage was not insured.