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Walcott, ND Home Damaged By Fire

Departments from Walcott, Christine, Abercrombie, Colfax, Dwight and Kindred responded along with Kindred Ambulance to the Westley Fornshell home on the northwest side of Walcott at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

March 16, 2018

Site Staff,

Walcott, ND (KFGO) – A home in Walcott has been heavily damaged by fire. Departments from Walcott, Christine, Abercrombie, Colfax, Dwight and Kindred responded along with Kindred Ambulance to the Westley Fornshell home on the northwest side of Walcott at about 1:30 p.m. Thursday. Smoke was coming through the roof and windows when the first trucks arrived. No one was…

House Starts On Fire While Family Is At Funeral

Family Dog Was Killed In The Blaze in Walcott

March 15, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WALCOTT, N.D. — A house in Walcott, North Dakota started on fire while the family was at a funeral. Smoke was coming through the roof and windows when fire trucks arrived at the Wesley Fornshell home this afternoon. The Fornshells have five children and were attending a funeral at the time of the fire. The family dog died despite life-saving…

Clothes Dryer Believed To Be The Cause Of House Fire

No One Was Hurt In The Monday Night Blaze

March 13, 2018

TJ Nelson,

WAHPETON, N.D. — Fire has destroyed a house in Wahpeton. Crews were called shortly after 11:30 last night to 606 10 ½ Street North. When they arrived they could see flames and heavy smoke coming from the front of the house. The home’s occupants were able to escape before crews arrived. No one was hurt. Firefighters were on scene for…

Dorm Room Fire At UND Started By Unattended Candle

Students Tried To Put Out Fire With Wet Towel

March 12, 2018

TJ Nelson,

GRAND FORKS, N.D. — An unattended candle was the cause of a fire at Walsh Hall at UND on March 2. A fire investigation found that the candle ignited a towel and cardboard nearby and the flames set off the fire alarm and sprinkler system. Students tried to put the fire out with a wet towel before calling the fire…

House Near Eagle Lake Goes Up in Flames

The house in Otter Tail County, Minnesota is a total loss

March 11, 2018

Alison Voorhees,

OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn. — A house near Eagle Lake is a total loss after a fire on Saturday. Multiple neighbors called the Otter County Sheriff’s Office shortly after 6 p.m. saying the house on the lake’s southeast side was fully engulfed in flames. Fire departments from Ashby, Battle Lake, Dalton, Evansville and Millerville responded to the fire. Crews say…

Historic Church In Kittson County, MN Destroyed By Fire

Fire Chief Jordan Grundstrom, was first on the scene and says the church, more than 100 years old, was fully involved.

March 5, 2018

Site Staff,

DRAYTON, N.D. (KFGO) – Fire has destroyed a historic rural church in northwestern Minnesota. Stormy weather may have been the cause. The fire was reported shortly before 10 p.m. Sunday at the Skjeberg Lutheran Church, about 5 miles east of Drayton, North Dakota, across the Red River, in rural Kittson County, Minnesota. Because of its close location, the church and…

Fire Destroys Oakes Newspaper Building

Fire officials responded to the blaze located at 323 Main Avenue around 1:40 a.m.

February 26, 2018

Site Staff,

OAKES, N.D. – Fire destroyed a building in Oakes early Sunday morning that housed the city’s weekly newspaper. Fire officials responded to the blaze located at 323 Main Avenue around 1:40 a.m. The building was the home for The Oakes Times for the last several years. The structure has been declared a total loss. A cause has not been determined….

Building Housing The Oakes Times Destroyed By Fire

Investigation Is Underway To Determine The Cause

February 25, 2018

TJ Nelson,

OAKES, N.D. — The Oakes Times building is destroyed by fire. Fire officials responded overnight to the blaze in a building that housed the city’s weekly newspaper. The fire call at 323 Main Avenue in Oakes, North Dakota came in around 1:40 this morning. The building has been declared a total loss. It had housed The Oakes Times for the…

Body Found After Fires Are Put Out In A House And Shop

Fire Broke Out In Two Buildings At 18354 460th Street Southeast in Rural Winger

February 25, 2018

TJ Nelson,

POLK COUNTY, Minn. — A body was found in a house on fire in rural Winger, Minnesota. Fire crews responded to 18354 460th Street Southeast after 8 p.m. Saturday. When they arrived they found two separate fires: one at the house and one in a shop. The body was discovered in the house after the fire was put out. Polk…

Park Rapids Resort A Total Loss After Fire

On The Vacationaire Resort Facebook page, the owners say, "Our hotel is a total loss after a devastating fire. We are just thankful that all the people inside are going to be ok!".

February 23, 2018

Site Staff,

PARK RAPIDS, MN — The owners of a Park Rapids, MN resort say their hotel is destroyed by fire. On The Vacationaire Resort Facebook page, the owners say, “Our hotel is a total loss after a devastating fire. We are just thankful that all the people inside are going to be ok!”. The Fire Chief says the call came at around…