BAGLEY, Minn. (KVRR-KFGO) – A man and five children were injured in an explosion and fire at a storage unit north of Bagley in northern Minnesota at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. Clearwater County Sheriff Darin Halverson says people passing by stopped to help. He says the investigation determined that the explosion was triggered when the man lit a cigarette after…
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…
TRAIL, Minn. (KVRR) — A house in Polk County is destroyed by fire after a 20-pound propane tank is brought inside to thaw out, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office tells KVRR Local News that it happened just after noon at 302 Birch Street in Trail, Minnesota, north of Fosston. They report minor injuries among the…
FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo police have determined that a propane tank found downtown near a natural gas line was not connected to suspicious activity associated with the George Floyd rally. A property manager discovered the tank Friday morning in an alley near NP Avenue. The tank was removed by police. It was locked to the gas line with a bicycle…
FARGO, N.D. (KFGO) – One person received minor injuries in an explosion that destroyed a garage at 702 South University Drive in Fargo. Firefighters responded to the call at 11:55 p.m. Thursday. Battalion Chief Jason Ness tells KFGO News firefighters discovered an attached two stall garage had collapsed on two vehicles inside the garage. The house has multiple apartments and…
