CASS COUNTY, N.D. (KVRR/KFGO) — An investigation continues into why a semi trailer caught fire Sunday morning on I-94 west of Casselton. Tom Roach with Casselton Fire Department says it happened just before 10:30 a.m. Crews were at the scene for several hours putting out smoldering contents of the trailer. Highway Patrol, Cass County Sheriff’s Office, and Department of Transportation…
FARGO (KVRR) – Firefighters were called to a fire at a homeless encampment near downtown Fargo Friday morning. The fire was reported at 8:21 a.m. near the Red River in the 500-block of Oak Street. Crews were able quickly put out the fire. One fire engine, two ambulances and Fargo police responded. It’s not known whether anyone was injured. There…
HANKINSON, N.D. (KVRR) — An update from St. Phillip’s Catholic Church in Hankinson after Monday’s fire. No one is allowed in the church until after the January 16 signoff. There’s an exception for a couple of people who will run fans and dehumidifiers. An initial assessment of the church finds no major structural damage. No work will be able to…
WEST FARGO, N.D. – A garage in West Fargo has been ravaged by fire – just one evening after a home in Fargo was similarly damaged. Just after 5 P.M. on Saturday, December 14, the West Fargo Fire Department was dispatched to the 500 block of 17th Street E. following reports of a structure fire. Crews noticed smoke and flames…
FARGO, N.D. – Officials are thankful that harm was only done to a structure after a blaze damaged the second floor of a home at 737 2nd St. N. The fire department was dispatched on Friday, December 13, at 9:03 P.M. after a caller reported fire on that second floor. Upon arrival, the first fire crew did observe flames coming…
Fargo fire crews respond to a fire in a mechanical room at south Fargo’s Perficient Tower (2000 44th St. SW) Thursday, Dec. 5, 2024.FARGO, N.D. — Fargo fire crews responded to a fire in the basement of the Perficient Tower in south Fargo. The fire started in a mechanical room in the basement of the building. Crews were able to…
(Photo: Bemidji Fire Department)BEMIDJI, MINN. (KVRR-KFGO) – A fire early Tuesday morning caused heavy damage to a house in Bemidji. The fire was reported shortly after 4 on the 1200 block of Bemidji Avenue Northwest. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story home with fire and smoke from the second story. Additional firefighters were called in to fight the blaze. Fire…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – U.S. Army Veteran Patrick Reed was at Hornbacher’s, part of his normal morning routine, on Veteran’s Day when he got a notification he couldn’t have imagined. “During that time, my cameras went off and said the smoke alarm was detected. The first time it went off, I didn’t think it was me, I thought it was…
Fire crews at 509 29th Ave N. FargoFARGO (KVRR-KFGO) – Fargo fire crews were called to an apartment fire in the 500 block of 29th Avenue N. around 6:15 a.m. Monday. Battalion Chief Joe Mangin says firefighters could see smoke and fire from a first floor unit when they arrived. He says the occupant of the unit was outside, but…
OTTER TAIL COUNTY, Minn (KVRR-KFGO) – On Tuesday, fire destroyed a barn near Wadena in Otter Tail County. The Otter Tail County Sheriff’s Office received the call around 5:30 p.m. Deputies and the Wadena Fire Department responded quickly. By the time crews arrived, the barn was fully engulfed in flames. Authorities believe an electrical issue sparked the blaze. While some…
