(La Porte, IN) - On Tuesday morning smoke billowed from one of the upper floors of the old La Porte Hospital building, which is currently undergoing demolition.

La Porte Mayor Tom Dermody was at the scene as the small fire was being put out by the La Porte Fire Department. He said a small torch was being used by a worker with the demolition company when something caught fire. According to La Porte Fire Chief Andy Snyder, such occurences are not uncommon in large demolition projects.

Firefighters had the situation under control within an hour. No injuries were reported.