加拿大艾伯塔省（Alberta）韋恩賴特軍事基地（Canadian Forces Base Wainwright）訓練區於美東時間17日下午發生火災，強風吹襲導致火勢迅速蔓延，最終不幸造成至少4名軍人死亡、19人傷勢危急，共39人送醫。對此，加拿大總理卡尼（Mark Carney）形容該事件是加拿大軍方承平時期最重大的悲劇之一，並下令全國聯邦政府建築降半旗哀悼。
據《路透社》報導，加拿大官員18日指出，這場火災最初是由1場悶燒的草地火災引起，火勢隨後在軍事人員進行操練的訓練區內迅速蔓延。
官員指出，這場發生於加拿大韋恩賴特軍事基地的火災，於17日下午4時左右發生，當時風速最高達每小時96公里，強風助長了火勢的蔓延。
加拿大第1師（1st Canadian Division）指揮官、少將拉特蘭（Wade Rutland）形容，這起火災是1場「不尋常且擴散迅速」的事故，「我確實從未見過類似的情況。」加拿大第1師駐紮於艾伯塔省埃德蒙頓（Edmonton），該市位於這處軍事基地以西約210公里處。
TRAGEDY IN WAINWRIGHT, AB A major incident occurred at Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Wainwright, Alberta, on 17 Oct 2026. A fire ignited in the training area around 4:00 p.m. Driven by high winds of up to 100 km/h, it spread rapidly beyond the base. Military and civilian emergency services are responding, and the fire is being held. The Canadian Armed Forces confirmed that the incident resulted in fatalities and injuries. Edmonton hospitals were issued a "Code Orange" (mass casualty) alert. Reports from the ground indicate there could be north of 100 casualties. Unconfirmed reports from multiple sources indicate that a gas line or well exploded after being struck by a shoulder-fired high-explosive (HE) round (similar to an RPG) after it "dolphined." This is a once-in-a-lifetime malfunction in which the projectile follows an unstable, wavy, up-and-down path, like a dolphin leaping out of the water, sending it far off course. The explosion reportedly flattened multiple facilities where troops were training. The resulting fire was swept by high winds through the bivouac site where the majority of troops were camped. Video 1: Devastation caused by the fire. Video 2: More than a dozen CAF personnel parachuted into the Wainwright Health Centre to assist with the fire and medical response. My thoughts are with the families, and with my son, who recently joined the CAF as a Combat Engineer. These are some of the very best young people Canada has to offer. Everyone who puts on a military uniform accepts unlimited liability on behalf of the rest of us. Even during peacetime, the risks they face are very real.
— Jeff Evely - the Magnanimous GenX'er Male (@JeffEvely) October 18, 2026
加拿大總理卡尼18日稍早表示，這場火災是本土加拿大武裝部隊在承平時期所遭遇過最嚴重的悲劇之一，「這個國家正在為我們失去的英勇武裝部隊成員哀悼。」他也強調，自己已下令全國各地聯邦政府建築物降半旗，以悼念這起事故的罹難者。
根據人口普查資料，截至2021年，韋恩賴特軍事基地共有1,310名軍職及文職人員駐紮。加拿大國防部長麥金蒂（David McGuinty）18日表示，他將前往當地，聽取有關事故情況的簡報。
這座軍事基地設有加拿大機動作戰訓練中心（Canadian Manoeuvre Training Centre），負責為陸軍安排各種作戰情境演練及軍事訓練。據悉，17日火災中的死傷者就來自加拿大各地的軍事基地。
Explosion at Canadian Armed Forces Base: 7 Dead, Dozens Injured According to preliminary reports, the explosion occurred during live-fire exercises, possibly after a collision with a gas pipeline or gas well. https://t.co/6tAihPWPdY
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加拿大廣播公司新聞（CBC News）報導，埃德蒙頓的醫療人員事後已宣布啟動「橙色警戒」（code orange），也就是大量傷患事件應變機制，以協調從韋恩賴特運送而來的傷患醫療處置工作。韋恩賴特鎮（Wainwright）人口約6,600人，位於軍事基地以北不遠處。
當地自治市政府透過社群媒體發布消息指出，火勢已越過軍事基地的圍欄，蔓延至附近地區，但當局尚未發布任何疏散命令。自治市政府18日表示，預計火勢不會超出目前的範圍。
