DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR) – A small fire forced the evacuation of residents at the Houge Estates Apartments in Dilworth Wednesday. Police Chief Hunter Rawson says the fire was quickly extinguished. There were no injuries. Residents were safely evacuated. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says it appears the fire started in a bathroom ventilation fan and spread to the attic. Empting…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) — A Fargo man is accused of purposely starting a fire that caused $69,000 worth of damage to a south Fargo apartment and displaced multiple residents. According to court documents, a Fargo Police detective says Larry Desjarlais admitted to starting his mattress on fire with a torch he uses for meth. The fire at 1202 1st Avenue…
MOORHEAD, MINN. (KFGO/KVRR) – One person was displaced after an apartment fire in Moorhead Monday morning. The Moorhead Fire Department says crews from Moorhead, Fargo and Dilworth responded to 1209 20th Street S. around midnight where firefighters could see heavy smoke and flames from a third floor window. Firefighters put the fire out before it spread to any other units….
WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) — Midwest Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the person killed in a Sunday night apartment building fire in Wadena, Minnesota as 68-year-old David Henrichs. Wadena County Sheriff’s Office says no foul play is suspected in Henrichs’ death. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order on Tuesday to activate…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – U.S. Army Veteran Patrick Reed was at Hornbacher’s, part of his normal morning routine, on Veteran’s Day when he got a notification he couldn’t have imagined. “During that time, my cameras went off and said the smoke alarm was detected. The first time it went off, I didn’t think it was me, I thought it was…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — The woman who died in an apartment fire in Valley City last week has been identified as 63-year-old Lisa Hough Valley City Police and Fire responded to the fire just after 12:30 a.m. last Wednesday. Two people jumped out of windows to escape the fire and seven others were rescued by firefighters. The building was…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Four people are out of a home after an apartment fire in Grand Forks. Fire department crews were sent to 309 5th Street North just after 4 p.m. They found heavy black smoke on the second floor of the apartment building. The fire caused significant fire and smoke damage to one unit and smoke damage…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — An apartment fire displaces residents in three units and causes around $200,000 in damage. It was reported around 2 a.m. at 5050 Amber Valley Parkway South in Fargo. Bystanders reported the fire was on a balcony of one unit. Crews were able to knock down the exterior fire while additional units put out the fire inside…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – At 10:42 AM the Fargo Fire Department received a call for a possible structure fire at an apartment building located at 2551 Villa Drive. When they arrived on scene they observed smoke coming from the roof of the building and the windows of the apartments. While extinguishing the initial fire, the crews discovered that it had…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire displaces people living in a Grand Forks apartment building. Firefighters responded to the building on the 2300 block of 27th Avenue South at around 9:20 Monday night. They found heavy fire and smoke on the third floor. They got the fire out and contained most of the damage to the central part of…
