GRAND FORKS, ND — A fire in a commercial laundry dryer at Expressway Suites on 11th Avenue South in Grand Forks causes $10,000 in damage. Fire crews were alerted by a water flow alarm at the hotel just after 4 a.m. Guests were safely evacuated from the building and no one was hurt. Crews arrived to find a light haze of…
Courtesy: KFGOLIDGERWOOD, N.D. – One person has been injured in a house fire in Lidgerwood. It happened in the 100 block of 3rd Ave SE and crews were called around 9:40. Richland County Emergency Manager Brett Lambrecht says a garbage truck driver spotted the fire, called 911 and helped the victim escape. The man was airlifted to Sanford Hospital. The…
BRECKENRIDGE, MN — A Breckenridge woman was taken into custody for causing a negligent fire at York Manor Apartments. Authorities arrested 61-year-old Coleen Berneking who lives in the building. The fire was reported Saturday night around 7 o’clock and crews found an active fire in one of the units. They quickly put it out. No one was hurt. Categories: Local News,…
BRECKENRIDGE, MN — A man has been charged with arson for setting fire to the Breckenridge home he was staying in on Sunday. Police found 30-year-old Solomon Wierman in the driveway. He appeared confused and had been drinking. Court documents state that Wierman, who has a history of mental illness, told police that he started the fire in the bedroom where…
WEST FARGO, ND — The man hurt in a fire last Thursday in West Fargo was airlifted to the burn unit at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. His name and condition are not being released. Fire Inspector Dell Sprecher says smoking materials started the fire in a back bedroom of the apartment at 1031 First Street East. The victim was…
AUDUBON, MN — Fire destroyed the Baer Trucking facility west of Audubon, Minnesota. Damage is estimated at over $1 million. The blaze was reported shortly after 4 a.m. Saturday and the building was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived. Crews were able to contain the fire within about an hour and a half and they were able to keep propane tanks…
BRECKENRIDGE, MN — A Breckenridge man who is suspected of starting his own house on fire is behind bars. Authorities took Solomon Wierman into custody on Sunday for felony arson. Crews responded to his house at 809 13th Street North early Sunday morning on a report of a house fire. They found a fire inside one of the rooms in the…
HALLOCK, Minn. — A northwest Minnesota woman is charged with first-degree arson and insurance fraud for allegedly setting fire to her restaurant. Tamara DeVore is accused of starting the fire at the Caribou Grill in Hallock on February 21st while a person was at the bar. She was seen on security footage near the scene of the fire, repeatedly entering and…
FARGO, N.D. — A fire breaks out at Vic’s Aircraft Sales around 8:45 pm Saturday night. Upon arrival, fire fighters found smoke coming out of the building at 1631 19th Avenue North with zero visibility. The business is right near the Fargo Air Museum. They had to use a ladder to enter the building. No one was inside and no…
WEST FARGO, N.D. — Seventh graders at Liberty Middle School are putting their fire-fighting projects to the test. They had an assignment to pick a project that would help solve a problem in the community. “We decided to do kitchen fires because we know it’s a serious problem not just here, but everywhere,” Jackson Windle said. They tested three materials to…
