Fire

Guests Evacuated After Water Heater Starts On Fire At Days Inn

Days Inn operators tell us the sprinkler system put the fire out and it didn't spread

FARGO, ND — A fire scare at Days Inn & Suites near Hector International Airport in Fargo. A water heater malfunctioned and started on fire. Guests were evacuated while fire crews were called to the hotel around 4 Sunday afternoon. Days Inn operators tell us the sprinkler system put the fire out and it didn’t spread. The hotel is without…

Numerous Dumpster Fires Reported In Downtown Fargo Overnight

A single crew extinguished all of the dumpster fires before they caused any damage to nearby buildings and vehicles.

FARGO, ND — Fargo firefighters responded to a string of dumpster fires overnight Sunday in the downtown area. There were two dumpster fires near 1st Avenue North and Broadway at 2:30 a.m., a third dumpster fire near 20 8th Street South at 2:52 a.m., and a fourth dumpster fire near 404 8th Street South at 3:00 a.m. A single crew…

Pilot Spots Fire From The Air In Polk County

The shed was fully engulfed and a total loss.

POLK CO., MN — An airplane pilot spotted a fire from the air in Polk County on Saturday. He told the sheriff’s office that it appeared a shed was on fire near County 1, about 3 miles west of Fertile. The fire department found the fire at 42170 150th Avenue Southwest in Liberty Township. The shed was fully engulfed and…

UPDATE: Firefighters Spend 16 Hours Putting Out Grain Elevator Fire at West Fargo’s Busch Agricultural Resources

there's no word on if anyone was injured or what caused the blaze

WEST FARGO, N.D. — Firefighters are still battling a grain elevator fire that started at 4:00 this morning in West Fargo. The fire is at Busch Agricultural Resources on Main Avenue. There’s no word yet on what caused the blaze. Flames consumed the northern portion of the roof as firefighters used a ladder truck to fight them. Firefighters extinguished the…

Fire At West Central Ag Elevator Quickly Put Out, Damage Not Severe

Polk County Sheriff's Office got the call about the fire around 1:45 Tuesday afternoon

BELTRAMI, MN — A fire at West Central Ag elevator in Beltrami, Minnesota was quickly put out and caused no severe damage. Polk County Sheriff’s Office got the call about the fire around 1:45 Tuesday afternoon. A number of departments responded and quick action by both the Beltrami Fire Department and Fertile Fire Department lead to the fire being quickly extinguished….

Fire Destroys Garage, Damages Home in West Fargo

The cause is still being investigated

WEST FARGO, N.D. — A fire in West Fargo destroyed a garage and caused lots of damage on a house and second garage. Firefighters were called to the 2100 block of Fourth Avenue East just after 11 a.m. The blaze started in a garage before spreading to two other structures. No was hurt in the fire, and the cause is…

Building Housing Semi, Hay And Other Items Destroyed By Fire

Crews arrived to find the building in Parnell Township was fully engulfed in flames

POLK CO., MN — An early morning fire on Tuesday destroys an outbuilding and all of its contents including a semi, spray trailer, two pay-loaders and hay. The fire call came in to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office around 3:30. Crews arrived to find the building in Parnell Township was fully engulfed in flames. The building and the contents inside…

Fire At Unattached Garage Causes Thousands of Dollars In Damage

Crews were called to 1309 Cottonwood Street around 12:45 Thursday morning

GRAND FORKS, ND — An early morning fire causes $20,000 in damage to an unattached garage in Grand Forks. Crews were called to 1309 Cottonwood Street around 12:45 Thursday morning. They arrived to find a single stall unattached garage with fire coming from the front of the structure. They were able to quickly put the fire out. The cause is…

Early Morning Fire Destroys Rural Sabin Building

The structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene

SABIN, MINN. (KFGO) – Fire destroyed an outbuilding at a rural home about 6 miles southeast of Sabin. The fire was reported around 3 a.m. Monday. The structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived on the scene. The building, which was once a farm shed, had been remodeled into a “man cave” according to a Clay County Deputy Sheriff…