Crews extinguish small fires in northwest Calgary

CALGARY – Fire crews were kept busy by a series of small fires in the city’s northwest on Wednesday.

A total of eight garbage and recycling bins were found on fire in a three block radius in the community of Mount Pleasant.

The Calgary Fire Department says the first call came in around 4 a.m.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the fires, and say none of them spread to buildings.

All of the fires are considered suspicious.