5 Hospitalized, 1 Dead After Mantorville Apartment Fire

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- At least five people were taken to the hospital and one is dead after a early morning fire at an apartment building in southern Minnesota.

First responders were called to the scene on Chestnut Street in Mantorville just after 6:30 a.m. Thursday, according to the Dodge County Sheriff's Office.

Law enforcement and firefighters managed to get everyone out of the building. Two tenants are hospitalized in Rochester, in critical condition, the sheriff's office said. The others were all treated for various levels of smoke inhalation.

On Thursday afternoon, officials identified victim as 68-year-old Cynthia Ferguson.

Several agencies responded to the fire, and the cause is under investigation. The Red Cross and Semcac, a community organization, are assisting displaced people.

Two GoFundMe accounts have been set up to assist those displaced by the fire.