Encampment dismantled in west Edmonton after fire [Video]

An encampment community was removed in west Edmonton after a large fire, police said on Friday.

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The Edmonton Police Service (EPS) said the encampment near 184 Street and 105 Avenue was made up of four structures, including one being built with insulated floors and walls, as well as several open fire pits.

EPS said it was discovered after a “large” fire was reported to Edmonton Fire Rescue Services.

In a video posted by police, garbage and building materials can be seen spread across multiple sites in a treed area near Anthony Henday Drive.

Several propane tanks can be seen, as well as a patch of blackened ground and trees and an active open fire.

Police did not say when the camp was discovered, but said on Friday that the structures had been taken down and that site clean up was …