WESTLOCK – A holiday trailer burned to the ground Thursday afternoon on a rural property near Pickardville.
Westlock county fire crews from Pickardville and Busby attended the scene Nov. 25 at around 2:50 p.m. where they found the trailer engulfed in flames with a large propane tank sitting next to the blaze.
Crews immediately went to work dousing the fire and keeping the propane tank cool to prevent an explosion, something Pickardville fire chief Ken Moon says is part of their training.
While a crisis was averted by keeping the tank from combusting, the trailer could not be saved in the 90-minute battle.
“They can go up so fast, unless you’re right there with the truck and the water you can’t save it,” said Moon.
No injuries were reported and the fire did not spread to any nearby structures. Three firefighters from Busby attended the scene alongside two from Pickardville.
“Our firefighters did an amazing job,” Moon concluded.
