Grass fire contained, Highway 1A reopened near Mini Thni, Alta.: RCMP

A grass fire burning near Ghost Lake has been contained, after it closed Highway 1A for a couple hours.

A grass fire near Mini Thni, Alta., has been contained and traffic flow on Highway 1A has reopened.

In an update Tuesday afternoon, RCMP announced the reopening of the road after traffic had been diverted for several hours with the highway “impassable.”

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The blaze was affecting four hectares of land as of 2 p.m., according to Alberta’s wildfire dashboard.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Alberta Wildfire said there was no immediate threat to communities or infrastructure and crews are making “excellent progress” on the blaze.

Mini Thni is located approximately 60 kilometres west of Calgary.