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A fire broke out in a load of garbage at the Cranbrook transfer station on Saturday, June 26, 2021. (Supplied by the RDEK)
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Garbage fire closes Cranbrook Transfer Station

R McCormack
By R McCormack

Cranbrook’s Transfer Station is temporarily closed after a fire broke out in a load of garbage on Saturday.

Firefighters with Cranbrook Fire and Emergency services, site employees, and RDEK officials are on-site working to spread out and cool the load.

The dump will remain closed until clean-up work is complete.

R McCormack
R McCormack
Born and raised in Cranbrook, they graduated from Lethbridge College in 2019. They came back for a practicum position with 2dayFM in Cranbrook, resulting in a job as the Saturday show host before moving into the newsroom. They have covered a wide variety of topics ranging from federal politics to local interest. Their after-hours passion lies in local history, gardening and coin collecting.

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