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Wednesday, August 28, 2013

PCES quells small railway fire

Chris Davis, Pincher Creek Voice

Pincher Creek Emergency Services (PCES) received a call from a local rancher this morning reporting a sighting of smoke from the railway tracks southeast of town that lead to the Shell Waterton plant.  One tender and an engine responded from Pincher Creek.

Emergency Services Chief Dave Cox said that nce on-scene the responders found that some of the wood used on the rail crossing was smouldering, probably due to routine  maintenance grinding of the tracks that was observed near the location of the fire yesterday evening.

Cox said the fire was doused quickly.

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