Thursday, September 9, 2010

A Hutchinson man who was injured in a garage fire that sparked an explosion has died.

Dan Goertzen, 52, was working in his garage when the fire started.

The accident happened in the 1500 block of North Washington at around 9:35 p.m. on Friday, September 3rd in Hutchinson.

There were initial reports that the tool being used was for welding, but later reports indicated the man was not welding but was using a grinder on metal.

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Friday, September 3, 2010
Update

A Hutchinson man who was injured in a garage fire that sparked an explosion remains in critical condition at a Wichita hospital.

Dan Goertzen, 52, was working in his garage when the fire started.

"The cause of the fire is still under investigation. We still need to talk to him. We do know he was not welding. He was using a grinder," Tony Arpin, Fire Inspect for the City of Hutchinson Fire Department.

"The accident happened in the 1500 block of North Washington at about 9:35 p.m. in Hutchinson," Sergeant Tyson Meyers of the Hutchinson Police Department said.

There were initial reports that the tool being used was for welding, but Arpin says the man was not welding but was using a grinder on metal.