06-06-2025
Fires break out at southeast Calgary business and aboard tanker truck on city's west side
Firefighters were on the scene of a blaze in an industrial area in Calgary's southeast on Thursday. It was one of two fires that kept crews busy during the evening rush hour.
Calgary fire crews were kept busy during Thursday's evening rush hour.
Firefighters were on the scene of a blaze in an industrial area in the city's southeast.
They were called to a business on 17A Street S.E. around 5:20 p.m.
Emergency officials said they called in a second alarm shortly after firefighters arrived to get more crews to the scene.
'(The fire appeared to have started) in what appeared to be an automotive repair bay,' Battalion Chief Keith Stahl said.
'It looked like we had the beginnings of a vehicle fire inside the building.'
Stahl said the vehicle was dealt with relatively quickly, but by that point, 'the fire had already spread.'
Stahl said the second alarm was called due to the size of the fire and the complexity of the structure, with 'multiple businesses and multiple buildings attached to one another.'
Police were on scene to assist with some road closures in the area:
42nd Avenue between 16A Street and Ogden Road was closed; and
Southbound 17th Street from Ogden Road was also shuttered to allow fire crews to work.
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) said they hadn't dealt with any injuries from the fire at that point.
The shop is located in an area of several industrial businesses not far from Ogden Road.
Meanwhile, emergency crews were also on the scene of a tanker truck fire on the west side of the city.
That fire was called in around 5:50 p.m.
Police said the blaze broke out on the Trans-Canada Highway between Old Banff Coach Road and Stoney Trail.
'We did have full involvement of a commercial vehicle,' Stahl said.
Firefighters had that fire under control shortly after and were checking for hot spots on the truck.
No injuries were reported.
Police said the flow of traffic was disrupted in multiple directions, including:
All westbound lanes of Highway 1 from Stoney Trail were closed and being diverted to north or south Stoney Trail; and
Traffic from both north and south Stoney Trail was being diverted from going to west Highway 1 as well.
Eastbound lanes of Highway 1 remained open, police said.
