Blaze quickly contained at Genalta metal recycling facility

Billowing thick black smoke from Sherwood Park’s most western corner was seen from miles around on Friday, May 2. Strathcona County Emergency Services (SCES) responded to a fire at the Genalta Recycling facility around 2:52 p.m. on May 2. Seven crews backed by support staff and command arrived to heavy smoke and flames, and despite limited access to water, they worked quickly to isolate the fire and got it under control by 4 p.m. “It looked bad, but we were able to get it under contr