Airdrie Firefighters acted quickly to contain a fire near the train tracks by the community of Ridgegate today (October 17).

"We ended up with a call with a grass fire," said Captain Todd Monroe. "It was on the east side of the tracks here in Ridgegate."

Fire crews have since contained the blaze but are monitoring the area around the tracks for hotspots.

Monroe said right now, they don't know the exact cause of the blaze.

"It's undetermined as of yet. An investigation is continuing."

 

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