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Defence Minister David McGuinty says there are casualties in what the prime minister called a "serious incident".

Incident at CFB Wainwright base in Alberta caused a ‘major fire’ that is spreading to the nearby town because of strong winds People have been killed and injured after an incident at one of Canada’s busiest military training bases in Alberta caused a large fire, Canada’s defence minister said Saturday.

The defense minister said people were killed and injured at the base in Alberta, but officials did not offer details on the cause.