Major accident at CFB Wainwright (1 Viewer)

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Major accident at CFB Wainwright
Unconfirmed reports of gas well head hit during training exercise
Prayers to all involved

Multiple people killed after major fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta

Defence Minister says the blaze spread beyond the base’s training area but could not confirm the number of injuries or fatalities

www.theglobeandmail.com

 

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Seven fatalities as of now....

PM confirms 4 dead and next of kin notified after fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta | CBC

www.cbc.ca

 

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Downgraded to four. Buddies son was there. He's okay but he lost a friend

PM confirms 4 dead and next of kin notified after fire at CFB Wainwright in Alberta | CBC

www.cbc.ca

 

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Update

".....He added that at one point, the fire swept quickly through to the area where the section attack was happening, but noted the grenade range was not affected.

"The fire was a kilometre away when the wind shifted," Rutland said. "It is not normal for a fire to move a kilometre in 30 to 60 seconds.

"I spoke to my commander on the ground last night and this morning, and he said within 30 seconds to a minute they saw no fire, and then there was a fire right on top of them."

Rutland said how or if the fire might have spread without being noticed by those on the ground will be part of an investigation.

 

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Damn