There was an incident on Wainwright military base in Alberta, Canada Saturday, Oct. 17. The officials have refused to detail exactly what happened. But eyewitneses in the area heard a large explsion, and reported fires as well. A large number of ambulances were sent to the base and the local hospitals and schools were overwhelmed with casulties. The over flow of injured were then sent to other towns and cities including Edmonton. The latest death count was 9, but this is a fluid situation. Initially, the total injuries range from 150 to 500. The officials called this a "delicate" incident, but refused to say what the incident was exaclty. 

There are high winds in the area and some are speculating that a fire got out of control and reached a gas or oil well in the area which exploded. Others are saying the fire reached a military ammo/explosive storage area and exploded. Others are saying there was an ongoing training exercise taking place during this time, and an errant bullet or grenade launcher started the explosion and fire. The local Canadian government is refusing to release any details.