Four dead and dozens wounded after major fire breaks out at Canadian military base

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Four people died and dozens more were injured after a fire broke out at a Canadian military base in Alberta on Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday afternoon.

“A violent, fast-moving fire swept through a Canadian armed forces base in Wainwright, Alberta. What followed was one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime,” the prime minister said.

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