Residents are being asked to stay away from the Tie Lake Transfer Station today, as the Jaffray Fire Department is responding to a fire at the site.
“The fire broke out in one of the metal piles on site and our crew will remain on scene until it has been fully extinguished and cooled,” says Elk Valley & South Country Rural Fire & Rescue Chief Michael Hockley.
“While the transfer station is open, it would be helpful for people to avoid the site if possible for the next few hours. If you don’t need to drop off your garbage this afternoon, we’d ask you wait until this evening to avoid additional congestion at the site,” adds Hockley. Six firefighters from the Jaffray Department along with three pieces of apparatus responded to the call and are expected to be on site for much of the afternoon. The cause of the fire is not known at this time.