At approximately 7:30 pm on March 29, 2024, the Grand Forks Fire Department responded to 1426 10th Ave N for a report of smoke coming from an apartment.
Fire crews arrived on the scene and found smoke coming from the door of one of the apartments in the building. Fire crews pulled hose lines into the building and made their way to the apartment. Fire crews encountered heavy smoke inside the apartment but were able to locate the fire and extinguish the flames. The damage was contained in one apartment.
The Grand Forks Fire Department responded with five engines, one truck, and one command vehicle with seventeen personnel. No residents or firefighters were injured, and no other building occupants were displaced. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The fire department was assisted by Altru and the Grand Forks Police Department.