A semi-trailer truck was a total loss following a fire on the QEII Highway near Didsbury on Friday.
Just before noon, Didsbury RCMP received a report of a semi tractor trailer unit on fire on the highway near Township Road 294.
Upon arrival, police learned the driver of the semi was able to detach the load from the truck. Fire departments from Carstairs and Crossfield responded and extinguished the fire – the truck itself was completely destroyed. No injuries were reported.
"Local fire was gracious enough to allow Const. Aaron Levine of the Didsbury RCMP to conduct some impromptu cross training with the fire department," RCMP said in a media release.
Northbound lanes were temporarily closed due to the fire. Normal traffic resumed in the early afternoon.