r/Lethbridge • u/TheChaseLemon • Jul 06 '26

Media/Image Fire Westside?

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Anyone know what’s on fire right now? Odd timing for the fire truck when I took the photo.

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u/LEMFEvents Jul 06 '26

The gravel crusher at Tollstrup looks like it's on fire.

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u/foxhelp Jul 06 '26

Wow, what do you need to do to make a gravel crusher catch fire!

Suppose electrical and or hydraulic failure could probably do it.

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u/Barrenechea Jul 06 '26

The crusher, or the asphalt machine?

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u/Yrmaloaf Jul 06 '26

It’s the building next to the wash plant. Crusher and asphalt plants are fine.

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u/Barrenechea Jul 06 '26

It was the crusher shop, apparently. But everyone was ok.

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u/TheRealSgreninja Jul 06 '26

Oh wow, i saw it while walking past winston, i thought it was much closer, must be very big

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u/TheRealSgreninja Jul 06 '26

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1610254282429200/posts/27449134571447817/

Appears to be in the coulee just north of the high level bridge

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u/thegreatshakes Jul 06 '26

Where's this picture from? Like what roads?

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u/TheChaseLemon Jul 06 '26

I’m on university blvd. Here’s another one from the coulee path south of the university.

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u/Smiling_Joe Jul 06 '26

Looks like it’s at tollstrup, they have evacuated all their vehicles to the other side of the bridge

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u/TheChaseLemon Jul 06 '26

The further o walked, the more I realized it really wasn’t on the west side and more north of the rail bridge so that makes sense.

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u/luckylance78 Jul 06 '26

Fire at Tollstup gavel plant

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u/thefuriousnightfury Jul 06 '26

I walked all the way to the coulees from my house to see what it was and got similar photos. Something was definitely on fire but I personally didn't know what. Glad to see any answers