A grassfire near Millarville, southwest of Calgary, spread across six hectares of land prompting the evacuation of several homes.

More than 30 firefighters from the Foothills and Turner Valley departments and Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, battled the blaze near Highway 549, between the MD of Foothills and the Kananaskis Improvement District.

Two helicopters were also used to fight the blaze.

At least six homes were evacuated as a precaution.