Fire Traffic must be rerouted due to a grass fire raging west of Calgary

Fire Traffic must be rerouted due to a grass fire raging west of Calgary.
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 Highway 1A was closed for a few hours on Tuesday due to a grass fire west of Calgary. On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters from the Cochrane area responded to a grass fire near Ghost Lake, which is located west of Calgary, right off Highway 1A. According to Cochrane RCMP, the fire was raging on the north side of Ghost Lake, between Range Road 60 and Morley Road. 
Environment Canada reported steady winds of 30 km/h with gusts of up to 40 km/h on the warm, 10 C afternoon when the fire started. When a grass fire started Tuesday west of Cochrane, it was first thought to be growing quickly, raising fears that some evacuations could be required if it kept expanding. At first, a grass fire that started Tuesday west of Cochrane was said to be expanding quickly, raising fears that evacuations might be necessary if it kept becoming bigger. 

According to Gina Slaney, when the Stoney Nakoda Fire Department phoned in, the fire was reportedly expanding quickly, and there were worries that some evacuations would be required as the flames expanded. The narrative continues beneath the commercial.
 Highway 1A was declared impassable by the police. Officers were on the scene rerouting traffic in both directions and advising drivers to stay away from the area. Westbound traffic was being redirected back to Cochrane, and eastbound traffic was being redirected to Highway 1 near Morley Road Ghost Lake Cottages, Highway 22. A rapidly expanding grass fire that started Tuesday afternoon west of Cochrane was being attacked by firefighters from the ground and the air. A rapidly expanding grass fire that started Tuesday afternoon west of Cochrane was being attacked by firefighters from the ground and the air. Worldwide News Crews from Volker Stevin highway maintenance and construction business and firefighters were battling the fire. The fire was close to the historic McDougall Church, which was destroyed in May 2017 by an arson fire. After being called in to assist in battling a grass fire west of the Ghost River, a helicopter is seen replenishing its water bucket close to the river's mouth of Cochrane. 
After being dispatched to assist in battling a grass fire west of Cochrane, a helicopter is seen replenishing its water bucket close to the Ghost River's mouth. Worldwide News The RCMP declared just before 5:00 p.m. that Highway 1A was once again accessible to travel after the fire was contained.
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 https://globalnews.ca/news/11047008/calgary-ghost-lake-grass-fire/ 

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