卡尔加里 - 官员们周日表示，导致四名加拿大士兵死亡、19人处于危急状态的大火起源于阿尔伯塔省基地训练区的一起草地阴燃火灾，该火灾在人员进行演习时迅速蔓延。
CALGARY - Flames that killed four Canadian soldiers and left 19 people in critical condition began with a smoldering grass fire that quickly grew in an Alberta base’s training area where personnel were carrying out exercises, officials said on Sunday.
官员们表示，加拿大武装部队韦恩赖特基地的火灾导致39人住院治疗，总理马克·卡尼将其描述为加拿大军队在本土发生的最严重的和平时期悲剧之一。
Officials said 39 people had been hospitalized as a result of the fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, which Prime Minister Mark Carney described as one of the worst peacetime tragedies for Canada’s military on home soil.
据少将韦德·拉特兰德在新闻发布会上对记者称，最高时速达96公里的风助长了大火，该大火始于周六下午4点左右。但他在火灾发生前表示，风速曾低于每小时50公里。
Winds up to 96 km per hour fed the blaze which began around 4 p.m. on Saturday. But they were below 50 km per hour leading up to the fire, Maj. Gen. Wade Rutland told reporters at a news conference.