Crews battled a fire at a southeast Calgary landfill Monday night after large plumes of smoke prompted several calls to emergency services.
The Calgary Fire Department (CFD) says just before 7 p.m., crews were dispatched to the 12000 block of 68 Street SE where they douns very large volumes of dark smoke in the Shepard Landfill site.
The area impacted was on the eastern side of the site in the compost plant and smoke could be seen from all areas of the city, CFD says.
Once crews entered the compost facility, they found large amounts of flames in two soft-sided structures as well as fire within a conveyer machine.
Firefighters were able to get the fire under control with 13 trucks and 36 firefighters.
Crews were also able to work with onsite staff to confirm that no one was in the buildings.
Firefighters and compost plant workers worked together to isolate and remove burned materials from the buildings using heavy equipment.
Prompt 911 calls and a three-minute response by CFD are credited with stopping the fire from spreading.
The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined.