
Canada's Defense Minister Visits CFB Wainwright as Full Scale of Fire Disaster Emerges
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Defense Minister David McGuinty traveled to the site. Emergency response included 22 ground ambulances, eight air ambulances, and military search and rescue personnel parachuting into the site. The fire also disrupted early voting for a provincial referendum on Alberta's potential independence. Earlier media reports had cited a death toll of at least seven, conflicting with the official count of four.
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