Fire crews from both the RM and City were called out to a grass fire over the weekend.

Fire Chief for the RM of Swift Current, Louis Cherpin says the call came from the village of Chortitz around 5:00 pm.

Cherpin says it was a big task ahead of them when they arrived.


He says it took some time to contain and extinguish the 120 acre fire.


Several buildings in the path of the fire also burned down. 

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.