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Fatalities as 'serious incident' causes fire at Canadian military base
A fire at a Canadian military base has killed several people and wounded others. (AP: John Ulan/The Canadian Press)
Canadian Defense Minister David McGuinty says people have been killed and injured in a serious incident that resulted in a fire on a military base in Alberta.
The blaze started at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright at around 4pm on Saturday, local time.
Authorities are still working to determine what happened and expect to provide further information soon.
People have been killed and injured in an incident at a military base in Alberta that caused a major fire, according to Canada's defence minister, while the media is reporting that large numbers were being transported to hospitals.
Massive fire at Canada military base kills service members, dozens injured
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Edmonton: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday that four service members were killed and dozens more seriously injured in a devastating fire at a military base in Alberta, describing it as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on domestic soil.
Carney said the families of those killed had been notified and that the situation was still evolving.
The prime minister said senior military and government officials would provide a detailed account of the disaster at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright later Sunday.
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CFB Wainwright base: Multiple dead, injured after fire breaks out at Canadian military base
Multiple people have died, including military personnel, and others have been injured in an incident that caused a serious fire at a military base in Canada.
A “major fire” broke out at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in Alberta, one of the country’s busiest military training bases, Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Saturday evening (Sunday AEDT).
Paramedics work at the Wainwright Health Centre as injured military members are treated. John Ulan/The Canadian Press via AP
McGuinty confirmed there had been “both fatalities and injuries”, but the number of casualties remained unknown.
A “code orange” disaster response protocol was activated in nearby Edmonton. A doctor said patients were being brought to hospitals across the city as health-care facilities around the base became “completely overwhelmed” by the number of people needing care.
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