Grenade exercise sparked deadly fire at Canada military base, army says
- High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.
- A fire that killed four soldiers at a western Canadian military base was sparked by an exercise using live grenades, a military official said.
- 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.
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- High winds propelled the blaze across the army base in Wainwright, killing four soldiers and injuring dozens more.
- A fire that killed four soldiers at a western Canadian military base was sparked by an exercise using live grenades, a military official said.
- 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.
Sources: Al Jazeera