OTTERTAIL, Minn. — Last February, a major fire broke out that left nothing of Periwinkle Marketplace. The owner’s husband, Jason Dykhoff, says his son was doing some work on his pickup when a flame started. Before long, the whole market was up in flames. Ottertail Liquors, which is next to the market, was spared. Multiple fire departments had to help fight…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A fire in an empty mobile home in Grand Forks causes $10,000 in damage. Fire crews were called out around 10:30 Sunday night and found light smoke coming from a window and door of the home. They were able to quickly extinguish the flames. No one was currently living in the home. The cause of the fire…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – UPDATE: Fire crews are fighting the fire at 3718 2nd Street East in West Fargo. The barn is still on fire and they are expecting to be battling the fire through the night. No one was injured, and there is no cause at this time. The fire started on a working farm in West Fargo. Along…
DENT, MN — An argument results in a fire and the arrest of a man near Dent, Minnesota. Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Joshua Fearing after he kicked a plastic gas can during the argument. He was smoking at the time and the gas ignited starting the floor and walls of a garage on fire. Fearing put out the…
FARGO, N.D. – A large storage building in the back of the Bioscience building on the North Dakota State University campus has been heavily damaged by fire. Fargo firefighters responded around 4:00 PM Monday and encountered heavy smoke and fire coming from the building. They were able to knock down the fire through an open garage door in front of…
UPDATE: Smoking materials are to blame for a fire that displaced the people in four homes. Moorhead firefighters responded to 1205 12th Avenue North around noon yesterday. The fire was ruled accidental at the four–plex apartment building. Neighbors say they heard an explosion after a small propane tank used with a portable grill started on fire. The fire has caused an…
GRAND FORKS, ND — A massive fire last Tuesday night at the 3G Ventures warehouse in Grand Forks has been classified as undetermined. The fire marshal’s investigation was hampered by the structural condition of the building and the excessive amount of damage. High definition images of the building were taken with a drone but the exact cause of the fire could…
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — The 3G Ventures Warehouse is destroyed after a fire. Around 9:00 Tuesday night, a passerby reported a fire coming from the warehouse. The 10,000 square foot steel building across from the North Dakota Mill and Elevator is now a collapsed pile of materials that may be impossible to sort through. It took firefighters an hour and a…
FARGO, N.D. — All eyes were on the Notre Dame in Paris as it burned Monday, and now France is dealing with its aftermath. Many people across the Atlantic have ties to the cathedral, including people in the Fargo-Moorhead area. “Years ago I was able to visit and I managed to find a little place, and I had some time…
HUNTER, N.D. — When Jon Dickson was asked to be the fifth member on the bar’s board, it was an easy decision for him to make. “My grandpa was one of the original people that started the Hunter C&I back in 1947. So I have a family tie to or connection to it that I wanted to be a part…
