Apartment fire leaves 1 dead, at least 5 injured in Mantorville The situation could have been more tragic if not for law enforcement who rescued trapped residents from the burning building. Credit: KTTC One person is dead and at least five hospitalized after a fire Thursday morning at an apartment building in Mantorville. Author: Dana Thiede Updated: 10:54 AM CST February 4, 2021 MANTORVILLE, Minn. — One person has died, and another five residents were treated at a local hospital after a significant fire at an apartment building in the southeast Minnesota community of Mantorville Thursday. Dodge County Sheriff Scott Rose says dispatchers began receiving a series of 911 calls from the 12-unit Chestnut apartment building shortly after 6:30 a.m. Callers said there were residents trapped in the burning building.