Officials were forced to shut down a section of highway near St. Paul, Alta. for several hours Saturday after a service rig caught fire.
An Alberta Emergency Alert issued at around 1 p.m. Saturday said Highway 881 northbound between Township Roads 592 and 594 would be closed “for a number of hours.”
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Motorists were asked to avoid the area and find another route.
The highway was reopened to traffic at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening.
The Alberta Emergency Alert notification said traffic was free flowing once again and the alert was cancelled.
The area is approximately 200 kilometres northeast of Edmonton.