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Man injured in Cedar Rapids garage fire

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November 19th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) ā€” Authorities say a man was injured in a fire that destroyed a detached garage at his home in Cedar Rapids. Firefighters were dispatched to the residence a little before 4 p.m. Saturday. The Linn County Sheriff’s Office says Aaron Wyatt was working on a vehicle in the garage when the blaze broke out. He was taken to St. Luke’s Hospital. The sheriff’s office says the fire was contained to the garage, but the vehicle and garage were a total loss.