# Officials: Exercise on grenade-launcher range sparked deadly CFB Wainwright fire

https://mins.news/en/video/112052

- CBC News, 2026-10-22 23:36 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNOEIqoXTNE

> Canadian military officials, including the country’s top soldier, said a training exercise at the base’s automatic-grenade-launcher range triggered the deadly fire at CFB Wainwright and hindered firefighters’ response. Officials provided the new details on Thursday.

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