Grass fire doused southeast of Calgary’s zoo

The Calgary Fire Department doused a grass fire in the city on Tuesday evening. (Darren Wright / CTV News Calgary)

The Calgary Fire Department doused a grass fire in the city on Tuesday evening.

CFD received the call around 7:30 p.m., for flames southeast of the Wilder Institute/Calgary Zoo, close to a walking path near a train bridge.

Water from the river was used in the effort to put out the fire.

At one point, the fire was approximately 100 metres in length.