MOORHEAD, Minn. (KFGO) – Fire damaged a Moorhead home Christmas night. Crews responded shortly after 8 p.m. to the Belsly Townhomes on the 3000 block of 14th Street South. The Moorhead Fire Department said the fire started in the attic of a townhouse. Crews spent some time getting the fire out and checking for hot spots. The unit was damaged…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Fire damages a second-floor bedroom in a twin home in south Fargo. Firefighters responded to a report of a mattress on fire in the noon hour and were able to extinguish the fire quickly. A child and adult who were in the house at the time were taken to an ambulance to warm up, but there…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An employee at LM Wind Power is taken to Altru after an explosion is reported. The call came in just after three Tuesday afternoon. Grand Forks Fire crews arrived to find the building had been evacuated and the fire protection system was operating. When they entered, they found no active fire but one worker was…
OXBOW, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews were called out Monday afternoon after fire started in a garage at a house south of Oxbow. A part of the structure was engulfed when fire crews arrived on the scene. They were able to contain the fire to the garage and say it does not appear to be a total structure loss. No…
Water outlet of automated fire extinguish systemFERGUS FALLS, Minn. (KVRR) — A fire at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls forces residents to move to another part of the facility. On Saturday, the fire department responded around 1:00 p.m. after water sprinklers were set off. The department says the fire happened in the North East wing of the building….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — No one is hurt following a north Fargo kitchen fire that caused $25,000 in damage. Crews were called out around 4:15 Tuesday afternoon and found heavy black smoke filling the house. Dispatch told them, the caller went outside with four children but one went back in to try put the fire out. Firefighters were able to…
LISBON, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — Two people who died in a house fire in Lisbon, North Dakota earlier this month have been identified by their family. Jon and Courtney Person died in the November 18 fire at 18 Oak Street. A GoFundMe has been started by James Person, Jon’s brother, to benefit the couple’s daughter Brooklyn. State Fire Marshall Doug Nelson…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Mechanical work on a motorcycle leads to a garage fire in West Fargo. The fire department was called out in the noon hour to 500 1st Avenue Northwest. When they arrived, they found heavy black smoke coming from the garage. Crews quickly knocked down and contained the fire. There is heavy smoke damage to the…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KFGO) – The Dilworth City Council approved the hiring of Scott Payne as the city’s new fire chief as longtime fire chief Mark Empting steps down. Payne takes over the position on Thursday. Empting, who is Clay County Sheriff, was honored for his work as fire chief at Monday night’s city council meeting. Mayor Chad Olson said Empting…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire destroyed a farm shop in Clay County overnight. Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was reported shortly before 1 a.m. Monday at a farmstead north of Georgetown, west of Highway 75. A tractor and four-wheelers were lost in the blaze. Fire departments from Glyndon, Perley, Hendrum, Halstad, Ada, and Borup responded to the fire. There’s…
