Fire

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…

New public, transparency dashboard for West Fargo Fire Department

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A new dashboard is being implemented by West Fargo Fire Department for more transparency. It will show the public information on the fire department, their responses to fires, inspections and other matters. Chief Dan Fuller said this type of dashboard is used internally to help with improvement, and now it’s being shared with everyone. “The…

Fire Displaces Apartment Building Residents In Grand Forks

Firefighters responded around 10:40 Thursday night to the 3700 block of Berkely Dr.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A fire forced people out of their homes in an apartment building in Grand Forks overnight. Firefighters responded around 10:40 Thursday night to the 3700 block of Berkely Dr. The apartment building has 8 units on two floors. They found a fire in the kitchen of an upstairs apartment. Only that apartment has fire damage,…