CLAY COUNTY, MINN. – Fire departments from Glyndon, Dilworth, and Hawley responded to a fire Sunday shortly after 10 p.m. at a home at 2007 170th Street North in rural Glyndon. Smoke and flames were coming from the house as firefighters arrived on the scene. The main fire was knocked down within minutes. Crews remained on the scene for several…
UPDATE: Fargo Fire Department’s Fire Marshal says a fire at an apartment building November fifth was caused by someone improperly getting rid of smoking materials on a third floor balcony. It happened on the one hundred block of Prairiewood Drive South. Flames extended from the balcony into the building and the attic. Damage is estimated to be $590,000. FARGO,…
Bryce WilliamsMINNEAPOLIS (KVRR) – A Staples, Minn. man has pleaded guilty to a federal arson conspiracy charge in connection with a fire at the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct. Twenty-six-year-old Bryce Williams was indicted by a federal grand jury in August. The fire was started on May 28, during the riots immediately following the death of George Floyd. Federal prosecutors…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. (KVRR) – Investigators say smoking was the cause of an apartment fire in Grand Forks, but the fire was caught before major damage was done. Crews were called around 7 a.m. Tuesday 2403 27th Avenue South. When they arrived they found the building smoking between the second and third floor balconies. They were able to quickly get the…
DOUGLAS CO., Minn. — A hay bale fire quickly spread to bags of corn, grass and eventually a mobile home in rural Kensington, Minnesota. Mark Fernholz reported the fire at his farm around 2 Sunday afternoon. At least five fire departments responded to fight the blaze fueled by strong south winds. The mobile home is a complete loss, and a…
FARGO (KVRR) – Fire heavily damaged a south Fargo apartment building Thursday. The fire at 137C Prairiewood Drive broke out shortly before 5 a.m. No injuries were reported. Fargo Battalion Fire Chief Lee Soeth says the the fire started on the third floor of the three-story building. The cause is being investigated. Several families have been displaced. The Red Cross…
FARGO, N.D.- The Fargo Fire Department is investigating a mobile home fire in North Fargo overnight. “I live down the street and at an angle, so I just saw giant pillars coming out,” says Dylan Lepard who lives nearby of where the fire happened. Dylan Lepard was tucking his son into bed when he heard multiple sirens go off. “He…
WEST FARGO, N.D.–West Fargo residents are encouraged to Adopt a Hydrant before the winter season officially arrives in order to save the West Fargo Fire Department time and possibly save lives. Anyone who Adopts a Hydrant is asked to clear a three foot radius around the hydrant and use the online tool to mark the hydrant as clear. According to…
A new book tells the story of one of the most devastating days in Fargo’s history. More than 30 blocks burned in a matter of hours on June 7th, 1893. All of downtown Fargo was destroyed. The fire started on Front Street, now known as Main Avenue, and spread up Broadway The Fargo Fire of 1893 chronicles the widespread…
FARGO, N.D. — A sprinkler system is credited with saving an apartment building from a fire. It was reported just after midnight in a unit at 414 11th Street North in Fargo. Firefighters arrived to find the unit filled with smoke and a burned mattress and coverings. They say the sprinkler system prevented it from spreading to other parts of…
