MINNEAPOLIS – A Rochester man who fled to Mexico with his wife after being charged with setting fire to a St. Paul school and two stores during the riots that followed the death of George Floyd has pleaded guilty to arson. Thirty-five-year-old Jose Felan Jr. entered the plea in federal court last week in connection with the fires set on…
HITTERDAL, Minn. (KVRR) – Firefighters from four communities battled a fire at a vacant shop building near Hitterdal Thursday. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says there no injuries. The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. There’s no word on the cause. Firefighters from Hitterdal, Ulen, Felton and Hawley responded. Categories: Local News, Minnesota News Tags: clay county sheriff mark…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Firefighters find one person dead when they respond to a building fire in south Fargo. Around 6:30 p.m., multiple fire trucks, police vehicles and ambulances were at an apartment building at 1843 13 1/2 Street South. The fire was in the lower-level unit and was put out in about 10 minutes. The Birchwood apartment building is just…
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…
