Four service members killed, 39 hospitalized after fire at Canadian military base
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Four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people were hospitalized after a fire broke out during military training at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, officials said.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that at least 19 of those hospitalized were in critical condition. Patients were transferred to four hospitals across the province, and some suffered severe burns that could require weeks or months of intensive treatment.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the families of those killed had been notified. Those affected included reservists and soldiers from Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who had traveled from bases across Canada to train at Wainwright. Carney described the incident as one of the Canadian Armed Forces’ worst peacetime tragedies on domestic soil and said flags would be lowered to half-staff at federal buildings.
The fire began at about 4 p.m. local time in the base’s training area and spread rapidly in high winds, crossing the base perimeter into the surrounding rural district. By late Saturday, municipal officials said the blaze was being held and that property and critical infrastructure were protected. No evacuation order was issued for nearby residents.
The Canadian military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating. The military said there was no indication the incident was related to terrorism, but authorities had not determined its cause.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Replace the unsupported claim that Carney issued an order with the sourced statement that he said flags would be lowered. - "ordered flags lowered to half-staff at federal buildings": The sources say Carney announced that flags would fly at half-staff, but do not say he ordered it.
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Four service members killed, 39 hospitalized after fire at Canadian military base
Four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people were hospitalized after a fire broke out during military training at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, officials said.
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Sunday that at least 19 of those hospitalized were in critical condition. Patients were transferred to four hospitals across the province, and some suffered severe burns that could require weeks or months of intensive treatment.
Prime Minister Mark Carney said the families of those killed had been notified. Those affected included reservists and soldiers from Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry who had traveled from bases across Canada to train at Wainwright. Carney described the incident as one of the Canadian Armed Forces’ worst peacetime tragedies on domestic soil and orderedsaid flags would be lowered to half-staff at federal buildings.
The fire began at about 4 p.m. local time in the base’s training area and spread rapidly in high winds, crossing the base perimeter into the surrounding rural district. By late Saturday, municipal officials said the blaze was being held and that property and critical infrastructure were protected. No evacuation order was issued for nearby residents.
The Canadian military and Royal Canadian Mounted Police are investigating. The military said there was no indication the incident was related to terrorism, but authorities had not determined its cause.
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