WAHPETON, N.D. (KVRR) — One man is arrested after a house fire in Wahpeton. The police department says the fire broke out before 8 p.m. Saturday night in the 500 block of 6th Street North. Adam Erickson was taken into custody for Endangering by fire or explosion. Four people live in the house but three people were in the house…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Investigators will try to determine the cause of a fire at an abandoned house in rural Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says crews from several departments responded to the blaze early Thursday at 231 270th Street North. Empting says the house was engulfed in flames and the roof of the garage collapsed before firefighters arrived….
FARGO (KVRR) – A downtown Fargo apartment building was evacuated Wednesday morning as a fire caused significant damage to the structure. The fire at 355 4th Ave. North was reported shortly before 7:00 a.m. Fargo police officers were helping residents escape when fire crews arrived. Battalion Chief Brad Bessette says crews found a fire involving the exterior of the northeast…
COOPERSTOWN, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire damaged The Coachman Inn & Restaurant in Cooperstown overnight Saturday. The restaurant owned by Kjell and Charlotte Haaland has been in Cooperstown for many years, with one resident telling us that it has been a staple of the community. The cause of the fire is still under investigation. Categories: North Dakota News Tags: Charlotte…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A semi was headed north through Fargo on I-29 when the rear-axle caught fire. The driver attempted to put the fire out with an extinguisher. A state trooper stopped and used his fire extinguisher to help get the fire out. Fargo fire crews also came to the rescue. The damage was contained to the axle and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A fire damages a row of garages in Grand Forks. The fire department says it happened after 4 p.m. at Southwind Apartments, located at 2403 27th Avenue South. Crews say heavy fire and smoke was seen coming from the eleven-car garage. They were able to contain the fire to half of the garages. The fire…
FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – The Fargo Fire Department is investigating the cause of a small fire considered “suspicious.” The fire was reported shortly before 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in an apartment on the second floor of the apartment building at 1440 34th Street South. Fire Department Battalion Chief Jason Ness says they’re looking for several people who may have more information regarding…
(Photo courtesy Larry Stokke)LANGDON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire destroyed the Lafrenz Seed Solutions Elevator in Langdon, North Dakota. Assistant Fire Chief Mike Schrader says the fire was reported at the seed cleaning plant shortly after 2 p.m. Monday Schrader says the fire spread fast and with windy conditions, within 20 minutes, flames were coming from the top of the plant….
ROCHESTER, Minn. (KVRR/FOX9) — A hot air balloon crashes into a power line along Highway 63 in Rochester, Minnesota and it was all caught on a MnDOT camera around 6 p.m. and shared on social media. You could see sparks as the balloon made contact with the live wires. Rochester Police say the balloon was trying to land in a…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — To say this has been a strange winter would be an understatement. And it has impacted the river rescue training for the Fargo Fire Dept. because there is not a lot of ice out there. “It just makes it where even though it’s maybe not as in-depth as we like it to be. Still, it’s…
