NASH, N.D. (KFGO) — Fire departments from three communities battled a fire Sunday at the former school in Nash, North Dakota, 8 miles north of Grafton. Fire departments from Grafton, Hoople, and St. Thomas responded to the fire, reported around 12:30 a.m. Firefighters were on the scene for more than 5 hours. The school has been closed for more than…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fire caused heavy damage to an apartment building in south Fargo. The fire broke out shortly before midnight on the third floor of the building at 903 43rd St. S. 21 residents were displaced. Battalion chief Jason Ness says it took about 30-40 minutes to get the fire extinguished. “Upon arrival fire crews were presented with heavy…
WADENA, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters fight flames at a Wadena home twice in around 11 hours. The first call came in Monday around 4:15 PM on the 10000 block of Mohawk Street. The Wadena Fire Department says crews saw flames coming out of an attached garage. Firefighters were able to get the flames out before they spread to the home….
CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR) – A trailer hauling hay catches fire south of Fargo. The fire happened at 88th Ave. South and South University Drive. The Cass County Sheriff’s Office says a pickup loaded with hay bales going from Wild Rice to Glyndon caught fire just before 6:30 Tuesday night. The pickup driver unhooked the trailer before the fire spread…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – The State Fire Marshal says the actions of a family’s dog led to an apartment fire Wednesday in Dilworth. Clay County Sheriff and Dilworth Fire Chief Mark Empting says food was being cooked in a toaster on a stove, when the dog got onto the counter and turned on the burners while trying to get to…
DILWORTH, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – No injuries were reported in a fire in an apartment building in Dilworth. Fire departments from Dilworth and Moorhead responded to the call just after 7 a.m. Wednesday at 603 1st Avenue Northwest in Dilworth. Clay County Sheriff and Dilworth Fire Chief Mark Empting says first arriving crews found smoke coming from out of apartments on…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A popular restaurant in West Fargo remains closed after a fire more than a week ago. But there is good new for fans of Spitfire. According to a social media post, the restaurant is expecting to reopen sometime this week. They are continuing the cleanup from the fire on August 6 which started in the…
HOPKINS, Minn. (KVRR) — Two people were killed when an explosion and fire demolished a suburban Minneapolis home in Hopkins. The bodies of a husband and wife, both in their 80s, were found in the debris. The fire chief says it was a “pretty violent explosion” that reportedly shook many other homes in the neighborhood around ten this morning. The…
EMERADO, N.D. (KVRR) — A mobile home is destroyed by fire just after midnight in Emerado, North Dakota. Emerado Fire Department was sent to the 400 block of East Emery Avenue around 12:40 Sunday morning for a reported structure fire. They arrived to find a mobile home fully engulfed in flames. The home was unoccupied at the time of the…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A report of reckless driving in the Red River Valley Fair parking lot last Friday results in a chase, crash and arrest. West Fargo Police and Cass County Deputies attempted to stop 32-year-old Matthew Garcia of Amarillo, Texas as he fled around 11:30 p.m. Garcia ran a red light and crashed into a vehicle at…
