DOUGLAS CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A couple says an electrical breaker tripped in their house and they were unable to fix it. They soon encountered a hot electrical smell upstairs and found flames in the attic. It happened last night at the home of Michael and Amanda Baas in Holmes City Township, west of Alexandria. Michael used two fire extinguishers…
MILLER, S.D. – Fire officials say they have pinpointed the cause of an explosion and fire at the school campus in Miller, S.D. Fire Chief Steve Resel says some equipment being used in the high school’s agriculture shop ignited a barrel of waste oil on Feb. 2. Students and staff have not been allowed to return to the school building,…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — An electrical wire malfunction is the cause of an apartment fire this morning in Grand Forks. Fire crews arrived at 506 48th Street North and found heavy smoke on the first and second floors of the three story building. A fire was found between the first and second floors. They removed part of the ceiling…
MILLER, S.D. – Officials say students have been evacuated from a high school in Miller following an explosion and fire in the shop area. School board chairwoman Natalie Bertsch says no injuries have been reported. The Hand County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an explosion had occurred in the agriculture workshop at the school and that a fire was still active. People…
(courtesy, KFGO)FARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire damaged a home in the Buena Vista Mobile Home Park in Fargo Wednesday. The fire was reported around 3:30 a.m. at 4614 San Juan Drive South. Battalion Chief Joe Mangin said the only occupant was already outside when firefighters arrived. The first unit to arrive saw flames coming from the backside of the trailer, pulled…
FARGO (KVRR) – Authorities have identified two people who died in a Jan. 26 house fire in Fargo. The victims were 88-year-old Jean Clara Blouin and 91-year-old Myron Blouin. Firefighters were called to 1418 2nd Ave. S. shortly after 5:00 a.m. It took several hours to put the fire out. Two firefighters fell into a hole in the floor of…
ST. CLOUD, Minn. – One person died in a house fire in St. Cloud, another person in a wheelchair was rescued and a third person was able to make it out of the burning home. St. Cloud police and fire departments arrived on the scene about 4:30 a.m. Monday and found smoke in the house. Firefighters found the person in…
(courtesy, KDLM)DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (KVRR) – A body has been recovered from the scene of an apartment building fire on Saturday in Detroit Lakes. Police Chief Steve Todd says firefighters discovered the remains of 61-year-old Kari Bishop of Detroit Lakes. The remains have been transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner’s Office for an autopsy. Firefighters were called to the fire…
WYNDMERE, N.D (KVRR-KFGO) – Fire destroyed a home in Richland County early Thursday. County Emergency Management Director Brett Lambrecht says the fire was reported shortly before 4:00 a.m. at the residence located 5 miles southeast of Wyndmere. Two adults and three children were able to escape without injury. Lambrecht says the home is a total loss. The fire chief says…
VALLEY CITY, N.D. (KVRR) — One person is dead after an early morning fire in Valley City over the weekend. It happened around 3:30 Sunday morning at 925 2nd Street Southeast. The victim was found in the lower level of the home after the blaze was put out. The remains have been sent to the UND Forensic Pathology Department for…
