UPDATE: Good Samaritans help evacuate residents from apartment building fire
A mother and son tell KEYC News Now they alerted residents of the building to the fire before firefighters arrived on scene.
Published: Jun. 2, 2023 at 2:36 PM CDT|Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 9:29 AM CDT
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - Firefighters were called to a fire at an apartment building in Mankato Friday afternoon.
The call came in around 1:30 on the 1200 block of Pohl Road.
Forty-two people were displaced by the fire, and temporary shelter is being determined. Damages are estimated at $200,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Crews were called back to the scene Friday evening as more smoke could be seen coming from the building.
A mother and son tell KEYC News Now they alerted residents of the building to the fire before firefighters arrived on scene. Tyree Cotton says she and her son went door to door to alert those inside to the the fire.
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