Taracon Precast fire 10/2/2024HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR) – Authorities have determined the cause of a large fire on Oct. 2 at the Taracon Precast concrete plant near Hawley. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the fire was accidentally caused by an employee who was cutting rebar. “Investigators determined a worker was cutting rebar with a handheld power cutter, which was caused…
HAWLEY, Minn. (KVRR/KFGO 845PM UPDATE) — Crews from at least ten fire departments were called on to fight a large fire at Taracon Precast northwest of Hawley which broke out late this afternoon. Clay County Sheriff Mark Empting says the Hawley and Glyndon fire departments were dispatched first and reported heavy, black smoke at the site. The company reported that…
ALEXANDRIA, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A truck driver was taken to the hospital in Alexandria when a 1000-gallon propane tank caught fire in a gravel pit. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office says 60-year-old Joseph Notch of Freeport was filling two propane tanks for I-94 road construction when the fire broke out. The Alexandria Fire Department put out the fire and cooled…
Photo: Joe JacobsonJAMESTOWN, N.D.(KVRR/KFGO) — An investigation is underway in Jamestown after an explosion and fire injured one person and caused extensive damage to a house and neighboring property. Fire Chief Jim Reuther says the house and garage were on fire when firefighters arrived around 1:30 a.m. A 55-year-old resident suffered severe burns and was flown to a Minneapolis hospital….
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) –Burning curtains in a basement bedroom are being blamed for a twin home fire in south Fargo Sunday afternoon. Multiple fire crews and police responded to the multi-family around 4:30 p.m. The house is located at 1738 50th Street South in Fargo, a few blocks west of Home Depot. Fargo Fire Battalion Chief Joe Mangin says the…
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Multiple fire crews and police responded to a multi-family house around 4:30 this afternoon. The house is located at 1738 50th Street South in Fargo, a few blocks west of Home Depot. When KVRR arrived on scene around 6 p.m., fire crews were still busy going in and out of the home. You could see smoke…
Nevis, MN/GoFundMeNEVIS, Minn. (KVRR) — Fire crews battle a blaze at Northwoods Cafe and Grocery in Nevis, Minnesota. Social media posts say the business has extensive damage. A few neighboring businesses posting on social media around 9 a.m. that they were delayed or closed for the day since the area was evacuated. A group of employees of the cafe and…
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) — Moorhead fire crews and police are on scene on a fire at a house in the north side of town. The call came in around 8:00 this evening for a garage on fire. The house is located at 1407 4th Avenue North, a few blocks north of Junkyard Brewing Company. Witnesses saw an older man outside…
WEST FARGO, N.D. (KVRR-KFGO) – West Fargo firefighters responded to a fire at a home at 3008 7th Street East at 3:19 a.m. Friday. Fire Chief Dan Fuller says a passerby thought it was a bonfire at first but realized it was a fire burning up against the house and waking up the residents living there. Fuller says there are…
Courtesy: Debra Kraft/FacebookFARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — A Dodge Ram pickup is destroyed by fire on I-94 near Red River Bridge and the University Drive exit. Highway Patrol says 67-year-old Merreo Stewart of Davenport noticed smoke coming from the vehicle and pulled over around 1:30 this afternoon. Stewart and a passenger were able to get out before the pickup was engulfed…
