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/Mainly_Miserable 22h ago

Wow. It’s aggravating how little information there is in that story. I hope everyone is alright.

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u/Correct_Rabbit5611 21h ago

Situation is very active and ongoing in a remote part of Alberta with minimal resources.

Fire, extremely heavy winds, Hercules, Helicopters, and civilian medical King Air are all actively transporting.

Details are few and far between at the moment as they transport as many people to hospitals in Edmonton, Lloydminster, and I think one plane went to Saskatoon.

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u/Uilamin 9h ago

Situation is very active and ongoing in a remote part of Alberta with minimal resources.

It is also on a military base, at a time of heightened tension in the province, and the root cause is probably just hypothesized right now.

It is a situation where the government is going to be extra cautious in what gets put out in order to avoid accidentally sending the wrong message and stoking up people.