Fire

People Displaced By Exterior House Fire in Grand Forks

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — People are displaced from their home after a fire on the exterior of the house. Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 310 8th Street North around 3 p.m. Wednesday. They arrived and found the fire had been extinguished by people passing by the house. Damage was contained to the exterior wall and there were no…

Fire Destroys Richland County Home

A rural Richland County home was destroyed by fire late Sunday night

RICHLAND COUNTY, ND (KFGO/KVRR) – A rural Richland County home was destroyed by fire late Sunday night. The Richland County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported around 10:30 p.m. at 17140 101st Street Southeast near Hankinson. When firefighters arrived, the roof of the house was fully engulfed. The State Fire Marshall’s Office is investigating to determine the cause of…

Red Cross Helping Family After House Fire in Rural Hillsboro

HILLSBORO, N.D. (KFGO) – Traill County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a garage on fire on Friday around 10:30 p.m. SE in rural Hillsboro. When the first firefighters arrived at 296 159th  Ave., the attached garage was fully engulfed, and flames were seen coming through the house’s roof. The home’s occupants, three adults and three children,…

Moorhead man jailed for arson after standoff with police

Sean Holtz is being held for 1st Degree Arson, False Imprisonment, 3rd Degree Assault, and 5th Degree Domestic Assault.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Police say a Moorhead man is being held on several charges including suspicion of arson following a fire and disturbance at a Moorhead home. Forty-one-year-old Sean Ahrenholz is being held at the Clay County Corrections Facility for 1st Degree Arson, False Imprisonment, 3rd Degree Assault, and 5th Degree Domestic Assault. Police and firefighters were called to…

Cause of Prairie Public Broadcast fire identified

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – The fire which caused significant damage to the Prairie Public broadcast building in the early morning of August 18 has been deemed unintentional. The cause was determined to be from smoking materials. Fargo Fire Chief Dane Carley said on the day of the fire that it was clear some type of work had been done on…

Fire consumes house in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A fire in the 1500 block of 4th Ave. N. Moorhead consumed a house. Neighbors said the person living there was not at the house when the fire happened. Moorhead Fire Department said on the phone that more information will be made available on Tuesday. Tags: Fire, House Fire, moorhead

Fire Forces Residents Out Of Grand Forks Home

People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – People living in a Grand Forks home are displaced after a fire. The Grand Forks Fire Department says firefighters responded to the mobile home at Valley Ho Mobile Home Park around 6:40 Monday night. The found a fire in the bath/laundry area of a mobile home. Firefighters contained the fire to that area, but there’s…

Fire Breaks Out On Roof Of Prairie Public Building In Downtown Fargo

Firefighters responded to a roof fire at Prairie Public Broadcasting in downtown Fargo shortly before 1:30 Friday morning

FARGO, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Firefighters responded to a roof fire at Prairie Public Broadcasting in downtown Fargo shortly before 1:30 Friday morning. Battalion Chief Dane Carley tells KFGO News someone in a neighboring building reported they could see flames on the roof of what appeared to be the American Federal Bank. When crews arrived, they could see the fire was…