ROCHESTER, Minn. – A mysterious fire in a hotel room filled the fifth floor of the Ramada Inn on South Broadway Avenue. The first firefighters to arrive were unsure what they were dealing with and called for more units. Meanwhile, automatic sprinklers extinguished the fire. Apparently, said firefighters, someone had set clothes on fire. Why? That’s the mystery.

Through the smoke barely.

Ramada Inn. 1625 South Broadway Avenue.