Bridgeland fire slowing morning commute
CBC News
Posted: Oct 15, 2012 8:01 AM MT
Last Updated: Oct 15, 2012 10:19 AM MT
A garage fire lit up the skies near Memorial Drive in Bridgeland on Monday morning. (Jeret Holt/CBC)
The fire was just off of Memorial Drive. (Google Maps)A Bridgeland garage fire is causing some commuting troubles this morning.
The two-alarm fire is on McDougall road and 6th Street N.E., just off of Memorial Drive.
“In the N.E. emergency crews remain on the scene of a garage fire McDougal Road and 6th Street fire is a distraction for motorists westbound Memorial onto the 4th Avenue flyover,” said Angela Knight, CBC Eyeopener’s traffic reporter, just after 7:45 a.m. MT.
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