Fire

One Garage is a Total Loss, Another Damaged After Fire

The two garages and the house nearby were boarded up and vacant

FARGO, N.D. — One garage is a total loss and the other is damaged after a fire near the NDSU campus. Around 4:45 this afternoon, firefighters were called to a report of flames coming from a garage. It only took about 20 minutes for firefighters to put out the fire but not much is left standing. The Fargo Fire Battalion…

Electrical Issue Causes Fargo Apartment Fire

The fire happened in the 2500 block of 14th Street South just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday

FARGO, N.D. — Fire crews say an electrical issue caused a fire at a Fargo apartment building last night. The fire department was called to the 2500 block of 14th Street South just before 8:30 p.m. Someone reported seeing smoke coming from a second floor apartment. The fire on the exterior of the building was quickly extinguished. But when firefighters…

Severe Summer Weather and Burn Restrictions Around the Region

These fires aren't the only weather worry in the warmer months

FARGO, N.D. — The burn restriction has been put in place until the vegetation starts to green back up. These fires aren’t the only weather worry in the warmer months. The burn restriction in Clay County may prevent people from starting more grass fires but they are also reminding the community to keep an eye out for live embers. “Previous…

West Fargo Bale Fire Reignites

The West Fargo Fire Department had previously put water all over hay bales Sunday night

  WEST FARGO, N.D. — The grass fire multiple crews worked to put out last night in West Fargo reignited this morning. It was on the west side of the Sheyenne River near Central Livestock. The fire was first reported around 7 last night. Yesterday the West Fargo Fire Department also had to tear apart hay bales and soak them with…

Pickup Completely Destroyed By Fire Downtown

Fire crews determined it a full alarm response because it was close to a skyway

  FARGO, N.D. — A pickup was completely consumed in flames on Broadway in downtown Fargo this morning. Fargo Fire Department got the call shortly after 9:30. Crews say their main concern when they got the call was that the fire was right underneath the skyway, which is why they determined it should be a full alarm response. The first engine…

It’s Severe Summer Weather Week in North Dakota: What You Should Look Out For

While tornadoes are not something we see every day, it is important to know they can and do happen here

WEST, FARGO, N.D. — The snow may be gone and our winter jackets may be hung, but that doesn’t mean weather has stopped being dangerous. It is Severe Summer Weather Awareness week in North Dakota, a week held by states nationally as the weather heats up. Officials say there are five major things we need to be looking out for…severe…

Firefighters Put Out House Fire In North Fargo

They got the call early this afternoon

  FARGO, N.D. — The Fargo Fire Department responded to a fire in North Fargo early this afternoon. A house on the 3000 block of 9th Street North started on fire around noon. Police blocked off the whole street while they put out the flames. No word yet on what started that fire. The cause is still under investigation. F-M Ambulance…

Community Reacts After Hunter C&I Bar Destroyed by Fire

The bar served as a popular meeting place for many groups across Hunter

HUNTER, N.D. — The Hunter C&I Bar was a popular meeting place for people in Hunter. But everything changed Thursday morning. “A neighbor across the alley who heard some popping and banging and oh man, 2:30 in the morning I think, and he went out to investigate, and thank goodness he did,” said Randy Moen, the Insurance Agent for the Hunter…

Fire Destroys Hunter, ND Bar

The fire appears to have started in the main part of C&I Hunter Bar on Main Street (Highway 18) and spread to a neighboring building that was once a grocery store but is now part of the bar.

Hunter, N.D. (KFGO) – Firefighters from several towns are working on containing a fire at a bar in Hunter, N.D. The fire was reported around 2:30 a.m. Thursday. Resident Tim Murch says he awoke to an unusal noise and he went to investigate when he saw the smoke. After calling authorities, he then ran to a nearby apartment building and…

Firefighters Warn Against Open Burning during Dry Weather Days

Cass County scored "very high" on the ND Wildland Fire Danger Guide on Wednesday

WEST FARGO, N.D. — On days like today where the air is dry and the wind is heavy, simply putting a cigarette in a flower pot could end in disaster for your home. “It’s a soil mixed with compost so there’s still organic matter in there and it’s dry. You put that cigarette out, it will burn, smolder until it gets…