Crews respond to large grass fire outside Saskatoon

More than a dozen firefighters battled large flames in a farmer’s field outside Saskatoon Tuesday afternoon.

Crews got a report of a car fire shortly before 3 p.m. When engines arrived on scene, the flames had spread to nearby vegetation and more personnel were sent.

The blaze impacted the area of Merrill School Road and Carmart Road.

A person who works at Buck’s Auto Parts said the fire was roughly a “football field away.” The business was not in jeopardy from the flames.

The vast majority of a farm field appeared to have been scorched by the flames, which encroached onto a nearby range road.

Farmers watching at the scene told 650 CKOM a grass fire burned the same field last spring.

This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

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