Fargo fire crews respond to a fire in a mechanical room at south Fargo’s Perficient Tower (2000 44th St. SW) Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.FARGO, N.D. — Fargo fire crews responded to a fire in the basement of the Perficient Tower in south Fargo. The fire started in a mechanical room in the basement of the building. Crews were able to…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Firefighters rescued a person who was trapped inside a garbage truck Friday morning in north Fargo. The Fire Department says crews responded to the 500 block of Oak Street N. just before 6:30 a.m. after the truck driver heard someone in the back of the truck calling for help. Firefighters used a ladder truck and bucket system…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo fire crews responded to a balcony fire at an apartment building near Fargo Cass Public Health. A passerby spotted the fire around 9 a.m. Crews were able to put out the fire within five minutes after arriving. Damage was limited to the exterior of the building. According to Fargo Fire, there was no water or…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – After a lot of planning and construction, the Fargo Fire Department is opening their new station in South Fargo. Station 8, which is located just off 64th Ave. S in Fargo, is a state of the art fire station in an area of the city where response times were high. A lot of effort was put…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo police are investigating after a bullet struck Fire Department Station 1, on NP Avenue in downtown Fargo. Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says a window and a small portion of a wall were struck by the bullet. The damage was discovered as staff arrived Thursday morning. Chief Dirksen says the area that was hit by the bullet…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The Moorhead Fire Department recovered a body of a man at the Red River. An alert issued around 1 pm notified Fargo and Moorhead officals of an object in the water approxiametly eight to ten feet from the shore. Firefighters at the scene had pulled out a bag from the water. Moorhead Police are currently conducting…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A pet has died and people are displaced after a house fire in the 1500 block of 6th Street South in Fargo. Fire crews responded around 5 p.m. and were able to confine the fire damage to just one room of the house but there is smoke damage throughout the structure. All occupants were able to…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Fire Department has suddenly and temporarily closed Fire Station 5 for reconstruction and renovation work. The work comes after staff at the station noticed shifting and cracks on the building five years ago. While they had been able to work and keep staff in, a recent engineering assessment determined the southern portion of the building…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo Fire says a charging e-bike battery caused a fire inside an apartment Tuesday afternoon. The fire was reported just after 2 at an apartment at 1781 35th Street South, just east of I-29. The building’s sprinkler system activated and put the fire out. Fire damage was limited, but the unit has smoke and water damage as…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — A damaged e-bike battery that was on a charger and started on fire has caused $10,000 in damage to an apartment unit at 202 6th Avenue North, Fargo. Fire crews responded to this three story apartment building just after 9 a.m. They arrived to heavy smoke coming from the first floor unit and were able to…
