RCMP are investigating a fire that destroyed a historic wooden train bridge Friday in Porcupine Plain, Sask. When local police and fire department arrived on scene around 3:30 p.m. CT, they found the bridge engulfed in flames.
Video uploaded to Facebook shows large clouds of black smoke.
The blaze is being linked to a home owner’s grass fire which got out of control.
Mounties say the home owner was trying to clear a public access trail on his land.
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First responders were able to control the blaze, but could not extinguish the fire because the bridge was treated in creosote, a flammable oil.
Police say the structure is a total loss. It was built in 1929 but was no longer in use.