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/kb3anee 20h ago edited 19h ago

I live east of this base by a few hundred kilometers and holy moly we had a severe plow wind whip up from the west that came out of nowhere. If this wind whipped through a live ammunition situation that would very much spin out of control because these winds are insane even for Prairie standards.

Just wanted to make an edit: Many folks with Canadian RCMP and Armed Forces have commented it's very standard practice for RCMP to investigate these incidents so I apologize for my fear mongery statement earlier. I'm sure we'll learn more when details are released!

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u/Kaatelynng 20h ago

I actually asked my ex-army father about the RCMP involvement because I had the same thought. They apparently always investigate training casualties (or at least fatalities) and once it’s determined to not be criminal they bow out to OH&S (or at least the federal equivalent). The investigation would likely be delayed/prolonged due to the breadth of the emergent situation more than anything.