Three fire departments respond to Balgonie, Sask. shop fire

It was a busy Friday night as the Balgonie Fire Department responded to a large shop fire just outside Balgonie, Sask.

Emerald Park, Pilot Butte, and White City fire departments were all in attendance to help put the fire out around 9:00 p.m. on Jan. 13.

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“At the peak we had 24 personnel, 3 pumpers, 2 tankers, and 5 support vehicles on scene,” the Balgonie Volunteer Fire Department said in a Facebook post.

Crews were on scene for around five hours before everyone was back in their home communities by 2 a.m.

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