Courtesy: Cass County Sheriff’s OfficeKINDRED, N.D. (KVRR) — An online fundraiser has been set up for the victims of an apartment fire in Kindred on Tuesday afternoon. The lower unit had flames coming out of the structure when first responders arrived in the 100 block of Viking Circle. A GoFundMe account says Sarah Christmann and her daughter, Sophie, lost everything…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A pile of crushed and bailed appliances starts on fire at Residual Materials in Grand Forks. Fire crews were called to the metal recycling center around 7:30 Wednesday night. With the help of workers, fire crews were able to separate the pile and extinguish the fire preventing it from spreading to nearby machinery. The cause…
EAST GRAND FORKS, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — An American Crystal Sugar worker is burned after a pulp dryer started on fire at the plant in East Grand Forks. The worker was taken to Altru Hospital’s emergency room. There’s no report on the extent of their injuries. Firefighters respond to the fire shortly after 5 p.m. Monday. Crews poured water on the…
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) –Fire in an apartment in a 36-unit building in Fergus Falls causes $80,000 in damage. Crew were called out just before three Thursday morning and ran into high heat and heavy smoke in the building. Everyone was able to get out of the building safely. Fire damage was extensive but contained to the single unit. People…
OTTER TAIL CO., Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire causes extensive damage to a house in rural Otter Tail County. It was reported around 10 a.m. Sunday on North Wall Lake Drive. One person was able to get out with the help of a neighbor. The garage was engulfed and the fire had extended into the house as firefighters arrived on the…
EDGELEY, N.D. (KFGO) — The cause of a fire that burned a grain elevator in Edgeley in south-central North Dakota is undetermined. An investigator with the Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives led the investigation with assistance from the State Fire Marshal’s Office. ATF says there was no sign of criminal activity related to the fire at the…
WADENA COUNTY, Minn. (KVRR) — Several goats die in a barn fire in Wadena County. The sheriff’s office says the fire happened after 7 p.m. Saturday. The barn is located in Orton Township, north of Nimrod, Minnesota. When crews arrived on scene, the barn was fully engulfed. The barn owned by Akiing 8th Fire Solar is a total loss and all…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Firefighters evacuate Osgood Hornbacher’s after a fire started in the bakery. Crews were called to the store on 45th Street in south Fargo around 5:40 p.m for a fryer on fire. Battalion Chief Dane Carley said when firefighters arrived, they could see an unusual amount of smoke coming from the exhaust on the roof above the…
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/KFGO) — The official cause of a September fire that damaged an apartment building in south Fargo was improperly discarded smoking materials. Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says the wind was a significant factor in the September 25 fire at The West Wind Apartments. The significance of the blaze prompted a third alarm. Many people living in the 52-unit…
