By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-10-18 04:05:35 | Updated at 2026-10-18 05:37:21
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Emergency services remain at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta
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At least one person has died and multiple people have been injured after a "serious incident" led to a fire at one of Canada's busiest military bases.
Defence Minister David McGuinty has confirmed "there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident" at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.
He did not say how many people were killed or injured, or what caused the "tragic" situation at the base in the east-central part of the province, about 130 miles east of Edmonton.
A major fire was still burning on Saturday evening, he said, adding: "I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory."
Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social media that the national government was "working closely with the Government of Alberta and local authorities."
CFB Wainwright had 1,310 military and civilian personnel stationed there as of 2021, according to census data.
The town of Wainwright, with a population of about 6,600, is just north of the base.
The municipality posted on social media that the fire had crossed the base fence into the nearby district, but it had not issued any evacuation orders.
General Jennie Carignan, chief of Canada's Defence Staff, said on social media that Canadian forces are fully engaged with federal, provincial, and local authorities.
She said: "Our priority remains the welfare of our members, their families and their community.""
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