9 HHS members assist in caring for CFB Wainwright fire victims

Nine members of the Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) burn and surgical teams are in Edmonton, assisting colleagues with caring for the victims of the tragic fire at CFB Wainwright.

HHS posted on social media that their colleagues from Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and SickKids Foundation in Toronto have joined them. 

Canada’s military says it will investigate why a live-fire exercise continued as a dangerous grass fire burned nearby at CFB Wainwright.

In Saturday’s deadly blaze, four soldiers were killed and dozens more were injured.

In a media update on Thursday, military officials said the fire was burning on the base’s grenade range, inside a permanent danger area.

This restricted firefighters from putting out the flames.

Officials say strong winds then rapidly spread the fire, overtaking troops taking part in the training exercise.

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