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3 trapped firefighters rescued from Minneapolis home

MINNEAPOLIS – Three firefighters were injured and had to be rescued from a burning home in Minneapolis. Crews responded to the fire shortly after 5 p.m. Sunday. All four people in the house fled to safety. Officials say gusty winds fueled the fire and when crews were inside a portion of the house collapsed and trapped three firefighters under a…

Man trapped under vehicle dies in Moorhead

MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – A man died in Moorhead Wednesday after police say he became trapped underneath a vehicle. Police were called to the 1300 block of 34th Ave. S. at around 11:20 a.m.  First responders found the man unresponsive and trapped under the front of the van he was working on in a residential garage. A man who witnessed…

Fargo Man Remains Hospitalized After Being Hit by Train Saturday Morning

Jacob Nohre suffered head, neck and leg injuries.

FARGO (KFGO) – A Fargo man is in critical but stable condition after he was hit by a train in downtown Fargo, according to his CaringBridge site. Jacob Nohre suffered head, neck and leg injuries. Police were called just after 12:30 a.m. Sat. to Main Ave. and Broadway. Police said Nohre was lying on the tracks as the train approached…

Pelican Rapids Area Farmer Buried in Grain Bin Rescued Without Injury

The man was given oxygen while still trapped but came out unharmed.

PELICAN RAPIDS, M.N.–Some luck and good training saved the life of a farmer trapped at the bottom of a bin, buried by hundreds of bushels of ground corn at a farm just south of Pelican Rapids. Fire Chief Trevor Steeves says the victim was cleaning out a plugged feed line when he tripped a sensor, which flooded the bin with…

North Dakota Firefighters Rescue Survivors of Collapsed Building…It’s Only a Drill

The chief said a Sioux Falls building collapse which killed one person last December is one of many reasons this training is important

FARGO, ND — Firefighters from Fargo to Minot are saving people from a collapsing office building as part of a simulation. Before getting a taste of the action, crews set up obstacles which will simulate a partially collapsed building. It’s the culmination of eight days of training to prepare them from natural disasters or other structural issues. Seasoned firefighters experienced…