INTRO: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney providing an update today (Sunday) after a fire swept through a military base in Alberta on Saturday. He tells reporters four service members have died and dozens more have been injured.
ACK: Prime Minister Mark Carney
TAG: Local authorities say the fire was pushed towards the base by the wind and crossed the fence before crews could put it out. U-S Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra said in a statement that his “heart is heavy for the Canadian Armed Forces community.”
KEYWORD: Politics, International, Military, Accidents/Disasters
