FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo fire crews respond to two separate rows of garages burning at 4530 16th Avenue South and 4602 16th Avenue South around 4:30 p.m. They had the fires knocked down within 25 minutes. Structural damage was mostly confined to two garages, while four additional garages sustained minor damage. One vehicle was also affected. No injuries were…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo Firefighters Local 642 hosted their 70th annual Fill the Boot Fundraiser for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. The Fill the Boot Fundraiser has helped raise funds to support research, care, and advocacy for people with neuromuscular diseases. The International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) is the top fundraising partner in MDA history. To date, the program…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — The body found on the bank of the Red River has been identified as 32-year-old Garrett Byrd. He has no permanent address. Byrd’s body was found near the 1400 block of north Moorhead by Fargo firefighters and police were notified around 11:45 a.m. Sunday The medical examiner did not find any evidence of significant trauma, and…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — The man who killed a Fargo officer and wounded two others had another run-in with authorities during an apartment fire in September 2022. Fire crews spotted numerous weapons and propane tanks. He was interviewed by police even though Chief Zibolski says prior contact was “not anything significant”. Mohamad Barakat admitted to owning ten guns, 6,000…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fargo firefighters respond to fire and smoke coming from a detached garage in south Fargo overnight. Crews had to break in the doors to get inside. The roof appears to have been saved and Fire Battalion Chief Joe Mangin says considering there was a fire, the rest of the garage should be repairable. An investigation is…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fargo firefighters respond to a garage fire on the 700 block of 2nd St. N, at 9:00 a.m. Saturday morning. Crews found a single-story, double-wide, detached garage with the interior fully in flames. Firefighters pulled a hose line and went after the fire while performing a search of the garage for anyone inside. Crews also laid…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters are called to three dumpster fires within 30 minutes in downtown Fargo. Crews responded to the first fire at around 3:30 a.m. near 12th Street and 1st Avenue North. They were then sent to another dumpster fire in the 800 block of NP avenue. That fire extended into a former lumber store causing more damage….
FARGO (KVRR/KFGO) – Fargo firefighters were dispatched to an apartment building on fire at 605 11th St S. shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday. Initial reports indicated “flames showing.” When firefighters arrived, flames were shooting from the roof of the building, and tenants of the building were rapidly evacuating. It took just under an hour to extinguish the fire. 28 tenants…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Fargo firefighters are battling a fire in two houses side by side on the city’s south side. A house fire in Fargo quickly spread to another neighboring home and damaged the siding of a third home. The initial blaze, at 2282 57th Avenue S, was reported shortly after noon Monday. En route, fire crews were told…
FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities say two people are dead following a house fire Wednesday morning in south Fargo. Fargo Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says one of the victims died after being taken by ambulance to a hospital. The body of the second victim was found during a search of the house. The identities of the victims have not been released….
