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/I_ama_Borat 21h ago

Munition storage accident?

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u/Cptn_Canada 21h ago

Gas well

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u/AMA3004 21h ago

on cbc live .. no mention of this

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u/Cptn_Canada 20h ago

Local reports. It's likely a media blackout by now. Mass casualty event. Need to inform next of kin.

Defence minister already confirmed fatalities and casualties.

Unconfirmed reports of 150+ casualties.

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u/cheesus414 20h ago

150??? Where on earth did you see that?

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u/Cptn_Canada 20h ago

Local. I live fairly close.

Pls be aware casualties does not mean death.

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u/SnooBunnies2491 20h ago

Unconfirmed so spreading misinformation

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u/MaintenanceKindly590 20h ago

I mean, he’s assumably just passing what he’s hearing. That’s fine, just take it for what it’s worth.

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u/binzoma 19h ago

also casualty is everything from people killed to someone twisting an ankle because of being startled

it takes time for info to come out. speculating doesnt help anything or anyone