Crews fight grassfires in northwest and southwest Edmonton

Firefighters responded to grass fires in both northwest and southwest Edmonton on Monday afternoon.

Crews are on scene of a grass fire in northwest Edmonton.

Edmonton Fire Rescue Services says the call originally came in at 3:20 p.m. for a fire at 184 Street and 105 Avenue.

Nine units were dispatched to the scene.

As of 4 p.m., the fire was also burning near 111 Avenue and Anthony Henday Drive.

Thick plumes of smoke could be seen in west Edmonton.

Anthony Henday Drive was closed in both directions for several hours between Yellowhead Trail and Stony Plain Road.

By 8:40 p.m. the closures had been lifted.