Deaths, injuries after fire at Alberta military base: Canada minister

Defence Minister David McGuinty says people were killed and injured, but provides no figures or cause of the fire.

Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, on May 15, 2026 [Todd Korol/Reuters]

A deadly fire has broken out at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in Canada’s province of Alberta, a government minister has confirmed.

“I’m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a result of an incident on the base,” Minister of National Defence David McGuinty said on Saturday.

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McGuinty did not give casualty figures or say what caused the fire at the military base, but described the situation as “very, very active and delicate”.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police are involved in the investigation, he added.

The Canadian Armed Forces and federal, provincial and local authorities are coordinating the emergency response, McGuinty said.

The nearby community of Wainwright is providing hospital and firefighting support.

The Municipal District of Wainwright said the fire crossed the base’s fence earlier on Saturday and was spreading rapidly in high winds. Firefighters from multiple jurisdictions were responding, and no evacuation order was in effect.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier that a “serious incident” had caused the fire, writing on social media: “Our thoughts are with all the brave women and men affected.”

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith called the fire “significant and tragic” and said it was affecting many military personnel.

Opposition Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said he has spoken to Carney and McGuinty to offer support. “Pray for Wainwright, everyone,” he wrote on social media, urging people in the area to follow emergency instructions and keep roads clear for first responders.

CFB Wainwright is about 180km (112 miles) southeast of Edmonton and is one of Canada’s busiest military training bases, where soldiers prepare for combat operations.

It is home to the Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre, which runs realistic battlefield exercises, and the 3rd Canadian Division Training Centre.

The fire comes two days before Albertans vote on whether the province, home to about five million people, should begin the legal process towards a binding referendum on seceding from Canada.

Carney used his Thanksgiving message last week to call for national unity.

国防部长戴维·麦金蒂表示，有人伤亡，但没有提供具体数字或火灾原因。

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加拿大政府部长证实，位于加拿大艾伯塔省的加拿大温赖特军事基地（CFB Wainwright）发生致命火灾。

“我很遗憾地告诉大家，基地发生的一起事故造成了人员伤亡，”国防部长戴维·麦金蒂周六表示。

专家称，特朗普与习近平峰会将聚焦“稳定”双边关系（共三项，此为第一项）。

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麦金蒂没有透露伤亡人数，也没有说明军事基地发生火灾的原因，但他形容局势“非常非常活跃且微妙”。

他还补充说，加拿大皇家骑警也参与了调查。

麦金蒂表示，加拿大武装部队以及联邦、省和地方当局正在协调应急响应。

附近的温赖特社区正在提供医院和消防方面的支持。

韦恩赖特市政区表示，火势于周六早些时候越过基地围栏，并在强风中迅速蔓延。来自多个辖区的消防员正在赶赴现场，目前尚未发布疏散令。

总理马克·卡尼早些时候在社交媒体上表示，这是一起“严重事件”引发的火灾，他写道：“我们与所有受影响的勇敢的男女同在。”

阿尔伯塔省省长丹妮尔·史密斯称这场火灾“意义重大且令人痛心”，并表示它影响了许多军人。

反对党保守党领袖皮埃尔·波利耶夫表示，他已与卡尼和麦金蒂通话，表达支持。“请大家为温赖特祈祷，”他在社交媒体上写道，并敦促该地区民众遵守紧急指示，保持道路畅通，以便救援人员通行。

温赖特军事基地位于埃德蒙顿东南约 180 公里（112 英里）处，是加拿大最繁忙的军事训练基地之一，士兵们在这里为作战行动做准备。

这里是加拿大机动训练中心（进行逼真的战场演习）和加拿大第3师训练中心的所在地。

这场火灾发生在阿尔伯塔省选民投票决定该省（约有 500 万人口）是否应该启动法律程序，以举行具有约束力的全民公投，决定是否脱离加拿大的前两天。

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