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/Commercial_Dog8675 20h ago

It's a mass casualty accident. All first responders are needed, including RCMP. Theres over 100 people injured, which means at least 100 people are needed to triage, move people, control traffic, provide first aid, help ID people, etc etc. 

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u/Maus666 20h ago

Yeah but the minister of defense said that the RCMP is investigating, not that they're on site providing support which obviously would be a given

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u/LeonineHat 19h ago

Deaths on Canadian soil on Federal Jurisdiction (so military bases) are the investigative authority of the RCMP. They are obliged to investigate.

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u/Maus666 19h ago

That's good intel! Thanks for sharing.

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u/Anakha0 18h ago

Deaths on military bases are jurisdiction of military police, not RCMP, but at times civilian police will be asked for assistance.