Wind fuelling grass fire burning on outskirts of Saskatoon

Saskatoon Fire Department (SFD) crews were working to extinguish a grass fire west of the city near Highway 7 on Tuesday afternoon.

In a news release, SFD said it received a call around 2:45 pm and the blaze at Range Road 3064 and Township Road 364 was fuelled by high winds and dry conditions and that it had sent multiple fire-fighting apparatus to the area.

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The temperature in Saskatoon was 30 C at 5 p.m. with easterly winds of 39 km/h gusting to 50 km/h according to Environment Canada.

Township Road 364 has been closed as fire crews work on extinguishing and containing the fire. A statement from the city said no other fire departments had been called in around 5 p.m.