GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Early Monday evening fire causes $10,000 damage to house in Grand Forks. Crews were called shortly before 5:30 to 4710 Golden Gate Drive for a report of a structure fire. A passerby noticed smoke and fire from the underside of the house and alerted the occupants who got out. Crews extinguished the fire, which was contained…
FARGO, N.D. — Fargo City Commissioners vote unanimously to demolish a house next month in north Fargo that has fallen into ruin. The property is owned by Bison Turf owner, Pete Sabo, who owns other properties including one that was condemned in 2018. Sabo calls the house “solid” and told the commission that he would like to restore it after…
FARGO, N.D. — Four animals die in a Fargo apartment fire where no one was home. It broke out at 219 12th Street South around 12:30 Monday afternoon. Fire Marshal Ryan Erickson says the fire was in the kitchen of a 3rd floor unit. Firefighters attempted to resuscitate the pets. Two people were displaced due to the fire. Damage is…
OREGON — Wildfires are continuing to devastate the West Coast and local firefighters from the Fargo Fire Department are lending a hand in the fight. “When the tones drop for a call, we drop whatever we’re doing and we go on that call,” said Fargo Fire Battalion Chief Dane Carley. Fargo firefighters are working hard on projects in California and…
FOSSTON, Minn. — Minnesota State Fire Marshal’s Office is looking into a garage fire in rural Fosston, Minnesota. It was reported to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office late Friday night. Deputies arrived to find the garage, which was not attached to the house, in flames. They say it appears to be a total loss. No one was hurt. The cause…
GRANDIN, N.D. – Fire crews and the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to an elevator fire in Grandin, North Dakota. They were sent to the nine hundred block of Industry Drive around 4:00 Thursday afternoon. A conveyer inside the building caught fire. The Fire Chief says there was never any threat to the public. “Something ignited inside there, and we’re…
Courtesy: KNOX News RadioGRAND FORKS, N.D. — The cause of an apartment fire in Grand Forks is under investigation. It was called in after 3 Sunday afternoon at 826 4th Avenue South. Everyone was able to get out of the building safely. The Red Cross has been called on to help those displaced by the fire. Categories: Local News, North…
Courtesy: KFGO NEAR PELICAN RAPIDS, Minn. – An arrest is made in a bridge fire investigation in Otter Tail County. The Sheriff’s Office says a fire that heavily damaged a bridge that crosses Star Lake east of Pelican Rapids is being investigated as arson. The bridge on Highway 41 referred to by some locals at Frank’s Memorial Bridge, was gutted…
WAHPETON, N.D. — It’s been a busy couple of days for the crews working to contain a straw bale fire that broke out Friday at Masonite Primeboard. The focus is now on the quality of air for people living nearby, as the smoke continues to blow through. “This is going to last quite a few days when we’re looking at…
HAWLEY, Minn. — “This is Goose Prairie Forge; it’s a working blacksmith shop that tries to recreate the time period of about 1885 to 1910,” Goose Prairie Forge Founder Doug Swenson said. Doug Swenson, a physical therapist, doubles as a Blacksmith. He got the design for his shop through interviews with retired blacksmiths around the region, which helped…
