Fire departments from Lacombe and Blackfalds responded to a four separate fires on Highway 2A near Twp. Rd 401 between Lacombe and Blackfalds shortly after 2 p.m. this afternoon.

A stack of railroad ties were on fire, which sparked a few other grass and tree fires nearby.

There was a lot of smoke in the area, due to the burning oil soaked rail ties, but the fire departments were able to quickly extinguish the fires.