A faulty block heater cord is being blamed for starting a garage fire in north Grand Forks on Wednesday. The Grand Forks Fire Department was called to 219 Seward Avenue around 3:30 p.m. When crews arrived on scene they encountered heavy smoke coming from the roof of the detached garage. Inside the structure fire teams found a parked car. Both the garage and vehicle sustained significant damage. There were no injuries.


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(Photo courtesy of North Dakota National Guard. via the North Dakota Monitor) (North Dakota Monitor) - North Dakota will send 60 National Guard members to Washington, D.C., starting in April, for an estimated three months to help police the city. The...
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