# Officials update public after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

https://mins.news/en/video/105417

- Global News, 2026-10-18 12:39 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XbPztrtxfU

> National Defence Minister David McGuinty, Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are due to brief the public Sunday after a deadly explosion and fire at a Canadian military base. Canadian Armed Forces sources said a gas line or gas well was struck during live-fire training at CFB Wainwright on Saturday around 4 p.m. MT, triggering the blaze.

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- [Wainwright Canadian Forces Base Fire and Casualties](https://mins.news/en/topic/wainwright-canadian-forces-base-fire) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/wainwright-canadian-forces-base-fire.md

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