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CALGARY: People were killed and injured in a serious incident that \u200bresulted in a fire on one of Canada\u2019s busiest \u200cmilitary bases in Alberta, Defense Minister David McGuinty said on Saturday.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m saddened to share that there have been both fatalities and injuries as a \u200bresult of an incident\u201d at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, \u200bMcGuinty told reporters in Ottawa.<\/p>\n He did not say how \u2060many people were killed or injured, or what caused the \u201ctragic\u201d \u200bsituation at the base in the east-central part of the \u200bprovince, about 210 km (130 miles) east of Edmonton.<\/p>\n A major fire was still burning on Saturday evening, he said, adding: \u201cI cannot recall an incident like this \u200bin recent memory.\u201d<\/p>\n The Canadian military and the Royal Canadian Mounted \u200bPolice are investigating the incident, McGuinty said.<\/p>\n Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on \u200csocial \u2060media that the national government was \u201cworking closely with the Government of Alberta and local authorities.\u201d<\/p>\n CFB Wainwright had 1,310 military and civilian personnel stationed there as of 2021, according to census data. The \u200btown of Wainwright, \u200bpopulation about \u20606,600, is just north of the base.<\/p>\n The municipality posted on social media that the fire had \u200bcrossed the base fence into the nearby district \u200bbut \u2060no evacuation orders had been issued.<\/p>\n General Jennie Carignan, the chief of Canada\u2019s Defense Staff, said on social media that the Canadian forces \u2060are \u200bfully engaged with federal, provincial and local \u200bauthorities.<\/p>\n \u201cOur priority remains the welfare of our members, their families and their community,\u201d \u200bshe said.<\/p>\n This week marks the fourth birthday of the current bull market.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n