Shaunavon Fire and Rescue  responded to a fire call out at the Southwest Waste Management Regional Landfill near Shaunavon on Tuesday morning.

Shaunavon Fire Chief, Merrick Goldstein, said the call came in at 11:15 and they responded to a fire that had started in the pit at the landfill.

The fire could have been caused, Goldstein said, by a battery or some other hot product that was taken to the landfill.

The blaze was under control relatively quickly and crews were back in Shaunavon by mid afternoon.

A kind reminder to users of the Southwest Waste Management Landfill not to dispose of hot ashes or other hot products in the landfill.

For recycling, garbage and landfill information visit the town of Shaunavon website.