Paramedics load an injured person into an ambulance at the Wainwright Health center after a fire at Canadian Forces Base.
\n\nFour service members have been killed and dozens injured in a major fire at one of Canada's largest military bases, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday. The fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in Alberta and spread rapidly beyond the base's training area.
\n\n"What followed was one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime," Carney said at a press conference on Sunday.
\n\nHe said the next of kin of the four service members had been informed of their deaths. Officials at the scene are expected to provide a detailed account of the incident later on Sunday. "The nation is in mourning for those brave members of our armed forces whom we have lost," Carney said, adding that he had ordered flags on all federal buildings to be flown at half-mast in their honour.
\n\nThe Canadian Armed Forces said the fire started in the base's training area before spreading rapidly beyond its boundaries. The cause of the blaze remains unclear. However, an official at Canada's Department of National Defence…
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