How a grass fire at a Canadian military base killed four soldiers
Author: Al Jazeera StaffPublished on: October 19, 2026Country: Canada
World / InternationalEnvironment & Climate

A grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta killed four soldiers and injured 39 people, 19 critically. The fire appeared contained enough on Saturday morning for live-fire training, but the wind shifted and flames travelled one kilometre in 36 seconds, according to Major-General Wade Rutland. The cause of the blaze remains unknown. Prime Minister Mark Carney called it one of Canada’s worst peacetime military tragedies on domestic soil.
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