A grass fire that was spotted in Rocky View County on Thursday evening is now being held, a spokesperson for the municipal district confirmed to Global News.
The fire was located near Springbank Heights Drive and Springbank Heights Way, Cochrane RCMP said in a news release.
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Fire crews will continue to work through the night to extinguish any hot spots.
“The fire’s location on a forested hillside made ground efforts challenging, but air support was successfully used to prevent the spread. Fire protection remains in place for nearby homes,” read a statement posted on the Rocky View County website.
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It said the Alberta Forest Protection Services and fire departments from Springbank, Bearspaw, Elbow Valley, Cochrane, Calgary, and Redwood Meadows all worked to bring the fire under control and extinguish it.
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