The Canada Brief

Canada · 6 d ago

NASA satellite fire map of CFB Wainwright, Alberta

Two soldiers badly burned in the CFB Wainwright fire remain in hospital in Edmonton

Soldiers killed in the fire

4 killed

The Oct 17 fire during a training exercise killed four soldiers and injured 39 others. The base is southeast of Edmonton, and the disaster is still under investigation.

One of the injured, a 26-year-old private from Kitimat, British Columbia, suffered severe burns to half of his body. His family says he faces a long road to recovery.

How to help

Another private, 27, from Red Deer County, was burned over 40 per cent of his body and has had multiple surgeries and skin grafts. His family urges people to donate blood.