7 dead, dozens injured in explosion and fire at CFB Wainwright

A live-fire training exercise hit a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion around 4 p.m. MT,
By News on the Net Global News, CBC News, Gateway Pundit

(Global News) “I cannot recall an incident like this in recent memory,” Minister of National Defence David McGuinty said on Saturday night when addressing the mass casualty event at the military base in central Alberta.

A live-fire training exercise hit a gas line or gas well on the base causing an explosion around 4 p.m. MT, multiple Canadian Armed Forces sources told Global News.  

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