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Grass fire jumps Yellowhead Highway, causes traffic delays

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Heavy smoke from a grass fire reduces visability on highway 16

By Kurtis Doering

A grass fire northwest of the Battlefords Monday afternoon forced police to shut down a large portion of highway 16.

An off-duty member of the RCMP reported the blaze to the Maidstone detachment at around 3:30 p.m.

It was sparked on the south side of the Yellowhead near the village of Paynton, then jumped both lanes of the double-lane highway.

Zero visibility was reported because of heavy black smoke, and traffic in both directions was blocked between Paynton and... // Read Full Article


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