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Employee injured in fire at candy manufacturing plant in Perham

January 19, 2022

Jim Monk,

PERHAM, Minn. (KVRR/KDLM) – One employee was taken to a hospital after a fire at Kenny’s Candy & Confections in Perham. The fire broke out on a piece of equipment around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. “The sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire, unfortunately one employee was injured and was taken to a medical facility,” according to KLN Family Brands spokesman…

One woman dies after fire at Grand Forks home

Officers were able to visibly see smoke and fire in the residence

January 16, 2022

Alison Voorhees,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) — A Grand Forks woman dies from her injuries after an early morning fire Saturday. Forty-year-old Sarah Gatica was taken to Altru Hosptial, along with another person that was in the house at the time of the fire. Grand Forks Police, Altru paramedics and Grand Forks Fire were called around 2:00 a.m. Saturday morning to the…

Fire destroys old hotel building in Duluth

January 10, 2022

Jim Monk,

Duluth fireDULUTH, Minn. – Fire crews continue to fight a large fire that broke out early Monday morning at the Esmond building in subzero conditions. Fire officials say the roof of the old Seaway Hotel in the Lincoln Park Craft District has collapsed and all firefighters have been pulled out of the building. Some residents and workers in adjacent buildings,…

13 dead, including 7 children after row house fire in Philadelphia

The fire was brought under control after less than an hour.

January 5, 2022

Site Staff,

A Philadelphia firefighter works at the scene of a deadly row house fire, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, in the Fairmount neighborhood of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Officials say a large house fire in Philadelphia has killed 13 people, including seven children, and sent two people to hospitals. Officials said at a news conference hours after the early morning…

Shop fire in Abercrombie sends one man to the hospital

A 70-year man was inside the building and was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening.

December 29, 2021

Site Staff,

ABERCROMBIE, N.D. (KFGO/KVRR) – Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a shop fire in Abercrombie, North Dakota. A 70-year man was inside the building and was transported to a hospital with injuries that were not believed to be life-threatening. It appears the fire started inside the building but it was quickly contained and didn’t spread throughout the structure….

6 People Displaced During Christmas Day Fire in Fargo

December 26, 2021

TJ Nelson,

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Six people are forced out of their homes after a Christmas Day apartment fire. It was reported last night around 8 on Fiechtner Drive South. Fire crews arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the door of the first floor apartment. The building was searched and everyone was able to get out safely. Fire officials…

Update: Two bodies recovered after house fire near Bemidji

December 23, 2021

Jim Monk,

BEMIDJI, Minn. (KVRR) – Two bodies were recovered following a residential fire Thursday near Bemidji. The Beltrami County Sheriff’s Office says the fire was reported at 6:12 a.m. The home is in the 9000 block of Pony Lake Rd NW in Liberty Township, about 13 miles northwest of Bemidji. The second floor of the home was fully engulfed upon the…

Fire destroys Wilkin County home, family safely escapes

December 21, 2021

Jim Monk,

courtesy, Sheriff Rick FiedlerCAMPBELL, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO) – A fire has destroyed a home in Wilkin County. Sheriff Rick Fiedler says the fire was reported at 2742 460th Street, a half-mile east of Campbell just after 7:00 a.m. Tuesday. Five people, including several children, were able to get out safely. The Campbell Volunteer Fire with mutual aid from the Tintah Fire…

West Fargo City Staff To Research Vote on Half-Cent Sales Tax

December 20, 2021

TJ Nelson,

WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — West Fargo City Commission votes to let city staff research putting a half-cent public safety sales tax to a vote. City Administrator Tina Fisk told the commission the tax would add funding for the West Fargo Fire and Police Departments without needing large property tax increases. The continued growth of the city is leading to…

House fire destroys home in rural Moorhead

Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead

December 8, 2021

Site Staff,

RURAL MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Two people jump out of a second story window to escape a house fire in rural Moorhead. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says they were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. “The building was pretty well fully engulfed and our focus became protecting the adjacent residents and propane tanks there,” Sabin-Elmwood Fire Department Assistant…