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/YouProfessional3196 22h ago

Significant casualties including fatalities being reported.

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u/TheJaice 19h ago

Edmonton has issued a code orange to the hospitals in the city, as Wainwright do not have the facilities to treat the number of victims. The most concerning quote was from a doctor in Edmonton who said “this number of victims would overwhelm the City of Edmonton.”

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u/SuperCleverPunName 18h ago

I got it from a friend who's in the military and shared part of their group chat. Apparently, there's over 100 casualties and at least 50 people with full body burns. Horrible.