Carney made a statement at midday Sunday about what he described as a “violent, fast-moving fire” that left dozens wounded.
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On Sunday, the military said there is no indication that this was an act of terrorism. TIME has reached out to Canada’s Department of National Defence for more information.
A fire “ignited” within the training area of Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright in the late afternoon on Oct. 17, according to a statement from the Canadian Armed Forces.
In a subsequent update, the district said that the fire was being held.
The Defense Minister is currently en route to Edmonton. He said he had spoken with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
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CFB Wainwright is one of the country’s “busiest” army bases, located over 100 miles southeast of the Alberta province capital Edmonton.
“Our country depends on the women and men of the Canadian Armed Forces,” Carney said on Sunday, “and CFB Wainwright is where the women and men of our armed forces learn to do the hardest things this country can ask of anyone.”
“You're trying to put that together in order to conduct complex operations in as safe an environment as possible, but remember we're talking about live fire, here, to do things like breaching obstacles, which are extremely difficult,” Thompson said.
“We have neighbors who are either serving or former members of the Canadian Armed Forces. We’re integrated, our kids playing the same hockey teams, attend the same schools,” Wainwright mayor Bruce Pugh told CBC on Sunday.
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Pugh praised first responders working at the local hospital, which served as the initial triage point.
Of the first responders at the scene, he said: “They were witness to things that you would pray that you never see, or that if you do, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime experience of service.”
“Canadians come together in crisis,” Carney said on Sunday, commending the fast and coordinated response on the ground as the incident unfolded.
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