The City of Edmonton is looking to lower the risk of fire at various waste services sites.
A recent Request for Proposals (RFP) for a fire risk assessment outlines that there were 10 fires in various operational facilities in 2016. City spokesperson Lyndsey Barton would not comment on the severity or location of the blazes.
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No details were provided for how many fires broke out at waste facilities in 2017, with Barton saying the city did not want to release that information so as not to impact the RFP process.
Barton said this is the first time waste services has conducted a fire risk assessment on this scale.
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