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…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP/FOX9) – Authorities have evacuated a portion of the University of Minnesota campus in Minneapolis after responding to reports of a fire and possible explosion, but no injuries have been reported. Minneapolis Fire Department tweeted about 3:30 p.m. Thursday that firefighters were responding to a fire in the basement of a building on campus. As they were extinguishing that…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — An overnight fire in rural Polk County destroys a home. Polk County Sheriff’s Office was contacted before 5 a.m. Sunday for a structure fire in Rosebud Township. When deputy’s arrived, the house was fully engulfed. No one was home at the time. It is considered a total loss. Minnesota State Fire Marshal is investigating the…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — Fire crews encounter heavy smoke and fire coming from the back of a house in Grand Forks after the failure of an electrical cord on a window air conditioning unit. The fire department was called around 8:30 Wednesday morning to the 1800 block of 4th Street North. Crews were able to quickly put the fire…
POLK CO., Minn. (KVRR) — A lightning strike is believed to have started a fire at a Quonset in a rural area near Oklee, Minnesota. Polk County Sheriff’s Office got a report of the fire around noon on Saturday. They responded along with Oklee Fire Department and Oklee Ambulance. The fire was put out without any major damage to the…
