Fire on Ft. Berthold Reservation Destroys New Apartment Complex, Tenants Evacuated

New Town, N.D. - A fire on the Ft. Berthold Reservation destroyed a new apartment complex early Sunday morning causing dozens of families to evacuate to the nearby Northern Lights Wellness Center in New Town, N.D.

Hawk Estates is owned by the Three Affiliated Tribes-Mandan, Hidatsa & Arikara (MHA)-and opened on July 17, 2017. The apartment complex has 36 units with 34 units occupied. All tenants were evacuated.

According to KFYTV, one person was treated for smoke inhalation.

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