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Photo Submitted to CKDR Staff By Garth Wintle
Multiple Fire Services are on the scene of a large fire west of the City of Dryden.
According to the City of Dryden Fire Service’s Facebook page, crews are assisting Oxdrift Fire and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Crews have been at the scene for at least a couple hours, including air support.
As of 5 p.m. Anton Road was closed to vehicles.
No other information has been released by officials at this time.
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(Submitted by Garth Wintle to CKDR)
No details are known on a large fire on the west side of Dryden City limits.
The blaze ignited late Sunday afternoon in the area of the PRT Tree Nursery.
Multiple fire crews were on scene for several hours including the Dryden Fire Service, Oxdrift Fire and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.
The Ministry also provided air support.
The blaze left behind a large path of charred land, though the exact extent of the damage isn’t known.
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On Scene
Quick work by Oxdrift Fire prevented a small fire from spreading at a Highway 17 west business.
Crews were called to Bert’s Auto Wrecking just after 9 o’clock Friday morning after a fire sparked behind the garage.
Firefighters arrived and were able to extinguish the blaze before it could advance to nearby fuel drums and other flammable material.
Those on site say a spark from a drill piece was the cause.
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