{"id":10834,"date":"2026-10-23T05:45:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:45:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10834"},"modified":"2026-10-23T05:45:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T05:45:58","slug":"grenade-exercise-sparked-deadly-fire-at-canada-military-base-army-says-military-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=10834","title":{"rendered":"Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says | Military News"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Published On 23 Oct 2026<\/span>23 Oct 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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A fire that killed four soldiers<\/a> at a western Canadian military base was sparked by an exercise using live grenades, a military official said.<\/p>\n

The deadly fire broke out on a grenade launcher range during military exercises on Saturday, with high winds propelling it across the base, Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan, commander of the Canadian Forces Military Police Group, told reporters on Thursday.<\/p>\n

\u201cA subsequent change in wind direction and velocity significantly increased the fire\u2019s intensity,\u201d she added, with the flames spreading to a training area at the Wainwright military base in Alberta.<\/p>\n

Due to the blaze being in the \u201cpermanent danger area\u201d of the range, firefighters were unable to directly combat it, Hanrahan added.<\/p>\n

The fire spread<\/a> on Saturday afternoon during high-intensity combat training involving Charlie Company of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia\u2019s Canadian Light Infantry.<\/p>\n

The military base lies in the prairies, a landscape of wide, open grasslands, rolling plains and scattered groves of trees.<\/p>\n

About 84 soldiers were split between a grenade range and an area where they practised attacks on simulated enemy positions. The fire swept into the second training area.<\/p>\n

Four soldiers died and 39 were injured, with 27 requiring hospitalisation. The incident was one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada\u2019s military.<\/p>\n

The soldiers and reserve members were participating in exercises ahead of a planned deployment to Latvia, where Canadian forces have their largest international military operation.<\/p>\n

The Wainwright base is one of the largest bases operated by the Canadian Armed Forces. It regularly hosts training exercises involving military personnel from NATO countries.<\/p>\n

During the final months of World War II and for several months in 1946, the base was used as an internment centre for German prisoners of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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