A large grass fire saw Edmonton Fire Rescue Services deploy nine units to an industrial area in a northeast section of the city on Monday morning.
EFRS said crews were called to the scene near some rail tracks off Hayter Road at 3:56 a.m. The area is not far from Yellowhead Trail and the northeast leg of Anthony Henday Drive.
It took fire crews 20 minutes to get to the scene. As of 7:25 a.m., no injuries had been reported.
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