Fire crews respond to blaze near site of ECCO landfill fire in SE Calgary

It was a bit of a déjà vu for Calgary Fire Department Thursday morning, as crews attended a blaze at the ECCO landfill in the city’s Southeast.

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Posted Nov 12, 2026 10:07 am.

Last Updated Nov 12, 2026 10:30 am.

Firefighters battled another blaze Thursday at the site of a landfill fire that sent smoke over nearby southeast Calgary communities for days earlier this year.

The Calgary Fire Department says it responded to a a structure and equipment fire on 24 St. SE at about 7:25 a.m. Thursday.

Crews found a hopper on fire. The blaze was contained to the recycling equipment and no injuries were reported.

“On arrival, crews observed light smoke coming from inside the warehouse building and all staff had evacuated to their muster point. The warehouse is on the west side of the landfill where a large fire had occurred in September,” the fire department states in a news release.

The incident has been classified by a fire department investigator as unintentional and unrelated to the landfill fire.

The ECCO landfill fire began on Sept. 6.

Calgary fire department (Nick Blakeney, CityNews Calgary)
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