Fire crews were called shortly after 8 a.m. Friday in the southeastern community of Quarry Park and battled the blaze until Saturday. “The fire quickly grew in size and volume and fire crews were forced to intervene with remote water supply and pipes,” according to a Calgary Fire Department press release. “The water supply was a challenge for the teams as the nearest tap was almost a kilometer from the fire.” Environment Canada issued a special air quality statement for the city of Calgary shortly after 8 a.m. “Smoke from a fire at Quarry Park in southeastern Calgary is causing high levels of air pollution in the area,” according to Environment Canada. Trending Stories
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The story goes on under the ad “People may experience symptoms such as increased cough, sore throat, headaches or shortness of breath. “Children, the elderly and those suffering from cardiovascular or lung disease, such as asthma, are at particular risk.” According to the Calgary fire, “the contents of the landfill are marked as construction waste and dry filling.”
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There was also an incredibly close call for one of the landfill staff. “A large bulldozer used by the landfill staff to extinguish the fire suffered mechanical damage and was then quickly overcome by the fire,” according to the Calgary Fire Department. “The pilot was able to get out of the machine safely and retreated to a safe place.” Calgary police, CP Rail (which has a location bordering the factory) and Alberta Environment also attended the scene to help. Firefighters are expected to remain on the scene for much of the day. The cause of the fire is still being investigated, but no injuries have been reported. © 2022 Global News, part of Corus Entertainment Inc.
