GARAGE FIRE SOUTHEAST OF HILLSBORO FRIDAY NIGHT

No injuries were reported Friday night after a garage fire southeast of Hillsboro.

According to a press release from the Traill County Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 10:30 pm, the Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a garage on fire at 296 159th Ave. SE in rural Hillsboro. 

When the firefighters first arrived, they observed the attached garage was fully engulfed and flames were seen coming through the roof of the house. All of the home’s occupants, three adults and three children, were all out of the house. 

Hillsboro Fire Department, Grandin Fire Department, Hunter Fire Department, Mayville Fire Department, Hillsboro (Sanford) Ambulance, and the Traill County Sheriff’s Office all responded to the fire. 

The North Dakota State Fire Marshal’s Office and the Traill County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of the fire.