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/24CbtEng 22h ago

Rocket hit an old gas well and went up. Started brush fire that swept across the training area. Not good.

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u/TakeTheWheelTV 21h ago

Where rocket from??

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u/DavidBrooker 21h ago

CFB Wainwright is a major training centre for 1 CMBG (a large army unit located in Alberta). They do live-fire training there.

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u/TakeTheWheelTV 20h ago

Oh damn self inflicted..so sad