Several dead after major fire breaks out at Canada military base

Several people are dead or injured following a major fire at one of Canada’s busiest military bases on Saturday. The Canadian Armed Forces said the fire ignited within the base’s “training area” on Saturday afternoon and then “spread rapidly” beyond that area’s boundaries.

The cause of the blaze remains unclear, but a large number of patients have been taken to hospital in what one official called a “one in every 15- to 25-year disaster.” An official at the Department of National Defence told CBC that there was no indication of terrorism. Read More...