Update:

The wildfire is "Being Held".

Alberta Wildfire monitored and "hot-spotted" overnight.

Crews from Exshaw Fire and Canmore Fire teamed up to battle the blaze. 

 

Original story:

 

Crews from the Canmore Fire Department are fighting a large grass fire near Highway 1.

It's between Lacs Des Arcs and Dead Man's Flats.

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Details are limited but water bombers have been called in to help. 

Traffic has been delayed near the area along Highway 1 as crews battle the blaze. 

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