FARGO (KFGO) – 21 people are displaced this morning after a late-night apartment fire in south Fargo.
The call came in at 11:41 p.m. Thursday. Battalion Chief Jason Ness says it took about 30-40 minutes to get the fire extinguished.
“Upon arrival fire crews were presented with heavy fire conditions showing from the third floor. At that time, it also appeared that the fire had extended into the attic. Crews aggressively entered, made their way to the apartment, were able to get extinguishment into that apartment unit. At that time they focused their efforts into extinguishing the fire that was in the attic space above their heads and above the entire third floor,” he said.
There was one man in the unit where the fire started.
“He very luckily escaped – was not injured. There were no injuries and everyone was accounted for in the other units of the building,” Ness said.
The cause of the fire is still under investigation and the Red Cross is assisting with temporary shelter. The building is located at 903 43rd St S.
