Trestle Fire Mayerthorpe Alberta original footage

The train trestle near Mayerthorpe Alberta, Canada, caught fire April 26 2016.
Filmed from the cockpit of a Pipistrel Virus SW aircraft
http://www.pipistrel.ca
(fast, economic, excellent photography platform.)

This trestle has been standing since the early 1900's. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time. (UPDATE, local 19 year old resident whom is a volunteer firefighter has been charged with arson related to this fire and multiple other small fires during the same time period.)

Water bombers were dispatched from Whitecourt (CYZU) airport after the fire in this video spread from the structure to the surrounding vegetation, approximately 30 minutes after this film was shot the water bombers arrived. No rules were broken in the filming of this video.(Flying near forest fires is prohibited, flying near a structure fire is not prohibited.)
https://www.tc.gc.ca/eng/civilaviatio...
The fire was extinguished within a few hours of when it was set.

THIS IS NOT THE SAME THAT OCCURRED IN FORT MCMURRAY, ALBERTA, CANADA.


This trestle connects the Alberta industrial towns of Blueridge and Whitecourt to the rest of the Canadian rail system. It is used mainly to transport bulk Lumber products, bulk gravel, and petroleum products.
It will definitely take a strong effort to re-connect the rail system in a timely manner to serve the communities once again by rail.

The "Little Paddle" river runs under the destroyed trestle, and can occasionally flood heavily.

Filmed by Jonas Boll, and son Ryan Boll