A big fire occurred at the Bienfait landfill at about 10 p.m. on Wednesday. The Bienfait Fire Department responded to a call and Estevan Fire Rescue Service assisted with the emergency.
Estevan crews provided one engine as well as the tanker truck for water suppression efforts.
By the time firefighters arrived at the site, the fire had spread over to some recyclable bale material
“There was a substantial fire load and fire there that ensued as a result,” said Estevan Fire Chief Dale Feser.
It took fire crews about 4 ½ hours to bring it to manageable level, after which Estevan firefighters were released from the scene.
The case is currently under investigation.
The long night was followed by a busy afternoon at the EFRS.
At about 2 p.m. a commercial fire alarm went off in the central area of the city. Upon arrival the crews couldn’t find any visible smoke or flame at the exterior of the building. The owner of the building let the firefighters inside.
“There was a full switch initiation in the sprinkler system. There was no visible flame or smoke inside the building. We swept the entire occupancy, which consisted of five separate businesses inside of it and found that there was just a pressure issue that initiated the alarm,” said Feser.
The building owner was advised to contact the repair company to get it fixed up and back to functioning level.
