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…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Jeff Wallin is named chief of the Moorhead Fire Department. Wallin was nominated by City Manager Dan Mahli and unanimously confirmed by the City Council. Council Member Deb White abstained since her son is engaged to Wallin’s niece. Wallin took over as interim chief since Rich Dysen stepped down in 2021. “I have similarly dedicated my…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Sandy’s Donuts is closing all of its locations until Friday. In a Facebook post, they wrote that one of their rooftop units at their production facility nearly caught fire. The West Fargo Fire Department was able to get there quickly and prevent the unit from going into flames. Sandy’s says nothing was damaged other than…
UPDATE – West Fargo Fire Chief Dan Fuller says a cause for a house fire Tuesday on the 500 block of 17th Street East hasn’t been confirmed since a man rescued from the basement is in the hospital and hasn’t been questioned. WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews are investigating a possible arson at a home on the…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A vehicle fire leads to a DWI charge in Moorhead. Police and firefighters responded to a vehicle on fire in the 1800 block of 5th Avenue South just before 7:00 Monday night. The vehicle was stuck in a snowbank. Police say it looks like a driver was trying to get it unstuck. Officers found the driver…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) — A man suffers smoke inhalation and firefighters rescue a dog after a fire in south Fargo Saturday night. Crews were called just before 8 p.m. and found heavy smoke coming through the front door of the house. The fire was burning in the kitchen. The first hydrant the crew connected to was frozen and they had…
EMERADO, N.D. (KVRR) — A late night fire kept fire crews busy in Emerado, North Dakota on New Year’s Eve. The fire department was called out after 10:30 Saturday to the Acks Mobile Home Park. When they arrived, a mobile home was fully engulfed in flames. Nearby homes were evacuated. Everyone in the home at the time made it out…
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…
