GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A fire that killed two pets and displaced a person Tuesday night in Grand Forks has been classified as accidental. An investigation found that it was caused by the failure of an overloaded extension cord. It overheated and ignited nearby combustible materials. There is major damage to the living room and basement with smoke and…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – A residential fire kills two pets and leaves a person without a home in Grand Forks. Firefighters responded to 523 3rd Street North around 7:10 Tuesday night. They went into the resident and found heavy smoke and fire. Firefighters quickly got the fire out. The residence has significant damage. One person is displaced along with…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — One person is displaced as West Fargo Firefighters respond to a mobile home fire. The home, on the 1 thousandth block of Brookwood Lane, saw damage but is not fully destroyed. When crews arrived after 4 p.m., there was a small fire with heavy black smoke coming from the roof. They quickly knocked it down…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) – A mobile home has damage and a shed is destroyed after an overnight fire at Countryside Trailer Court South in Fargo. Firefighters responded at 2:08 a.m. Thursday. The wood shed was fully involved as crews arrived, with fire extending to the trailer. Firefighters knocked the fire down quickly. The shed contained lots of material. A neighbor…
BARNESVILLE, Minn. (KVRR) — A house is a total loss after a fire in rural Barnesville, Minnesota. Clay County Sheriff’s Office was notified of the structure fire around 8:30 Saturday night when smoke and flames were spotted coming from the house. It was fully engulfed in flames when fire crews arrived but the driveway was blocked by blowing snow. A…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Thirteen cats are dead after a kitchen fire at a house in rural south Fargo. Cass County Sheriff’s Office and fire crews from Horace, Kindred and Rural West Fargo responded around 6:30 Saturday night to the 800 block of 88th Avenue South. Crews were able to contain the fire to the kitchen but there was widespread…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire damaged a hot tub and fence at a north Fargo home Friday night. According to the City, just before 9 o’clock, firefighters responded to the 1300 block of 11th Avenue North for a garage on fire. On the way to the scene, dispatch updated the call to a deck on fire. Authorities say crews came…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — One person is forced out of their south Fargo house after a fire in a second floor bedroom. It was reported around 7:45 last night at 1541 14 1/2 Street South. Firefighters arrived to see smoke coming from the roof and encountered high temperatures while searching for the location of the fire. They quickly got the…
HOFFMAN, Minn. (KFGO/KVRR) — Several crews responded to a fire at the Hoffman grain elevator Friday night. According to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office, they received multiple 911 calls reporting an explosion and fire at the grain elevator just before 8 o’clock. A social media post stated the elevator was on fire and officials were asking the public to stay…
MADISON, Minn. (KVRR-KWAT) – A Tuesday night fire has destroyed the John Deere implement dealership in Madison, Minnesota, and led to the evacuation of some nearby homes and apartments. The Lac Qui Parle County Sheriff’s Office says the fire at Midwest Machinery broke out just after 7:00 p.m. with reports of smoke coming from the building. Due to the risk…
