Regina fire crews battled large grass fire near Wascana Trails on Sunday

It may seem early in the season, but the grass is already tinder dry in parts of the province where the snow is gone.

Fire crews battled a large fire near Lumsden, Sask. on Sunday afternoon.

Two fire trucks were called to the fire near the WascanaValley Trails at around 4 p.m. CST.

It took firefighters about two and a half hours to bring the blaze under control.

The fire burned about 12 hectares of grassland, or 25 to 30 acres.