Military Says Fifth Canadian Soldier Has Died After Fire in Wainwright
More than half of the 39 injured remain in hospital, and military investigators are examining the fire that killed five soldiers.
- Private William Douglas Dal Bianco of the 3rd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry died on Friday in an Ontario hospital, becoming the fifth Canadian soldier to succumb to injuries from the October 17 fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta.
- Military officials reported the blaze began as a smouldering grass fire on a grenade range, whipped into a 'wall of flame' by high winds that swept across the training ground where 39 soldiers were preparing for deployment to Latvia.
- Some injured troops suffered burns covering more than 50 per cent of their bodies, requiring multiple surgeries and extensive rehabilitation. The tragedy previously claimed four other members of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry.
- General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, offered condolences to Dal Bianco's family, stating, "We will honour his dedicated service and continue to stand with all those affected by this tragedy along the difficult road ahead."
- Multiple investigations are underway to determine the fire's origins and assess safety protocols, led by Alberta's chief medical examiner and the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service, a military police unit.
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Fifth Canadian soldier dies from injuries suffered in military training fire – WTOP News
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — A fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries suffered when a wind-driven grass fire swept through troops during a military training exercise last month, the Canadian Armed Forces said Saturday. Pvt. William Douglas Dal Bianco died Friday at a hospital in Ontario, where he had been receiving treatment since the Oct....
Fifth Canadian soldier dies from injuries suffered in military trainin
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — A fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries suffered when a wind-driven grass fire swept through troops during a military training exercise last month, the Canadian Armed Forces said Saturday. Pvt. William Douglas
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The Independent (US)Fifth Canadian soldier dies from injuries suffered in military training fire
The Canadian military says a fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries suffered when a wind-driven grass fire swept through troops during a military training exercise last month
A fifth soldier has died as a result of the major fire at a Canadian military base in the province of Alberta. The Ministry of Defence announced that he died of his injuries on Friday in a hospital in the province of Ontario.
Tragedy in Wainwright: fifth soldier succumbs to wounds
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