https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/livestory/cfb-wainwright-fire-live-updates-9.7385537
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Multiple people have been hurt or killed after a significant fire burned at a large training area on a Canadian Forces Base in east-central Alberta on Saturday.
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Canada’s minister of national defence did not confirm how many people died, but an emergency care physician in Edmonton described the incident at CFB Wainwright as “a one in every 15 to 25-year disaster.”
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Officials called a “code orange” response protocol in Edmonton to help care for a high number of patients coming from the base, while the general public was asked to avoid the University of Alberta Hospital emergency department.
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said the incident affected “many of our brave military personnel.” Prime Minister Mark Carney also described the fire as “serious.”
