Fire at Mankato automotive shop ruled accidental
Fire breaks out at Mankato auto business By Gage Cureton | January 11, 2021 at 5:32 PM CST - Updated January 13 at 6:12 PM
MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) A fire at a Mankato automotive shop has been ruled accidental.
Crews responded to a fire that destroyed a building at a Mankato auto business Monday.
Crews arrived on the scene shortly after 1 p.m. at Dean’s Northtown Auto at 1513. N. Riverfront Drive in Mankato.
Much of the building collapsed as crews worked to battle the blaze behind Northtown Auto’s main building.
Employees were able to get out of the building after a gas tank caught fire and explosions could be heard coming from the building.