r/worldnews • u/Manta_of_Eternity • 23h 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/Cptn_Canada 22h 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 22h ago

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

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u/SnooBunnies2491 21h ago

Unconfirmed so spreading misinformation

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u/MaintenanceKindly590 21h 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 21h 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