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Cutting torch sparks fire at Mount Vernon auto shop
Some auto salvage work at a shop along the Cedar River near Mount Vernon got a little hot to handle this morning.
Workers at Cedar River Auto and Cycle were using a cutting torch to remove a cab from a pickup. Volunteer firefighters say some fuel was apparently left in the engine and the torch set the truck on fire.
The truck in the front yard of the shop was a total loss, but no other vehicles burned.
Firefighters were on the scene for about a half hour.
-- Dave Franzman, KCRG-TV9
This pickup caught fire this morning at Mount Vernon Auto and Cycle as workers used a torch to cut off the truck's cab. No one was hurt. (Dave Franzman/KCRG-TV9)
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