FARGO (KFGO) – Fargo firefighters responded to a report of a kitchen fire at 1446 4th Ave. N shortly before 4:15 p.m. Tuesday.
While en route, dispatch updated responding units that the caller was outside with four children. One occupant had come out and then gone back into the house to try to put the fire out. The first arriving unit reported black smoke coming from the house.
The first crew found the person attempting to extinguish the fire. There was fire above her head. They removed her from the residence and began attacking the fire. The fire was under control within about four minutes of arrival.
The kitchen was heavily damaged. The rest of the house had smoke damage.
There were no reported injuries. The cause of the fire remains under investigation. The initial damage estimate is $25,000. The residents chose to stay in the house.