What happened? These were the events leading up to deadly fire at CFB Wainwright

EXTENDED: Alta. Premier Danielle Smith, Maj. Gen L.W. Rutland, and Defence Minister David McGuinty describe the fast-moving fire at CFB Wainwright that left four dead and dozens more injured.

Officials were aware of a fire at CFB Wainwright for several hours before it rapidly spread towards a training area where soldiers were taking part in exercises, killing four Canadian Armed Forces members and wounding dozens of others.

Maj-Gen. L.W. Rutland told reporters during a briefing on Sunday afternoon that the fire broke out as soldiers were taking part in a training exercise ahead of deployment to Latvia.

Full story:https://www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/article/4-dead-in-one-of-the-worst-peacetime-military-tragedies-pm-follow-the-rapidly-evolving-situation-here/

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