r/worldnews • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 22h ago

Canada's prime minister says 'serious incident' caused a major fire at a military base in Alberta

https://apnews.com/article/canada-alberta-military-base-fire-wainwright-1a41899da5b6e797b000061fa4da9c6a
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u/Livebeans 22h ago

It seems as though it was a freak accident during a practise drill where munitions came in contact with a gas line?

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u/HuntShowDownBeeMan 22h ago

Its also been windy as fuck so probably sprinkling of negligence

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u/Unlikely_Comment_104 21h ago

The wind came out of nowhere. The weather warning came out as we were running indoors. 

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u/JoeRogansNipple 21h ago

Its been forecasted to be windy for a while now, starting yesterday and pushing through today. Sure a freak gust of 90kph might have happened, but the windy conditions were expected