Canadian soldiers killed in fast-moving grass fire at military base

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A fire that killed at least four soldiers and left 19 people in critical condition began with a grass fire that ignited in an Alberta military base's training area where personnel were drilling, Canadian officials said. Maj Gen Wade Rutland, commander of the 1st Canadian Division, said that a grass fire ignited in a training area of the military base, which spread quickly due to strong winds. The cause of the fire was being investigated, he said. Subscribe to Guardian News on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/user/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1 Four people killed in ‘violent, fast-moving’ fire at Canadian military base ► https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/18/serious-incident-alberta-military-base-deaths-injuries-canada-carney-cfb-wainwright?CMP=yt_gn The Guardian publishes independent journalism, made possible by supporters. Contribute to The Guardian today ► https://support.theguardian.com/ Sign up to the Guardian's free new daily newsletter, First Edition ► http://theguardian.com/first-edition Website ► https://www.theguardian.com Facebook ►https://www.facebook.com/theguardian Instagram ► https://instagram.com/guardian Bluesky ► https://bsky.app/profile/theguardian.com The Guardian on YouTube: The Guardian ► https://www.youtube.com/@theguardian Guardian Australia ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianaustralia Football Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@footballweeklypodcast Today in Focus ► www.youtube.com/@todayinfocuspodcast Stateside ► www.youtube.com/@statesidepodcast Politics Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@politicsweekly Science Weekly ► https://www.youtube.com/@scienceweeklypod Guardian Football ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardiansport It's Complicated ► https://www.youtube.com/@itscomplicated Guardian Live ► https://www.youtube.com/@guardianlive #canada #lidfire #grassfire #alberta #albertawildfire