周六，一场大火席卷阿尔伯塔省韦恩赖特加拿大军事基地（CFB Wainwright）的一部分区域，导致四名军人死亡、数十人受伤，烧焦的土地从太空清晰可见。
The charred land where a blaze ripped through a portion of CFB Wainwright in Alberta on Saturday, claiming the lives of four service members and injuring dozens of others, can be seen from space.
Planet Labs 的卫星图像显示了火势的范围，大火至少部分是由干燥的土地和呼啸的大风助长的。当天早上，加拿大环境部发布了大风警报，加拿大自然资源部判定该地区的火险指数为极端级别。
Images from Planet Labs shows the extent of the fire, which was fuelled at least in part by dry land and howling winds. Environment Canada had issued a wind alert that morning and the fire danger index in the area was deemed extreme by Natural Resources Canada.
图像显示，周日（大火首次被报告的第二天）烧毁面积约为 10 平方公里。根据由志愿者维护的广泛使用的地理数据库 OpenStreetMap，大火起始的基地大致区域被称为“永久危险区”。周日，韦恩赖特市政区报告称大火已得到控制。
The images show a burnt area of roughly 10 square kilometres on Sunday, one day after the blaze was first reported. The general area of the base where the fire began is referred to as a "permanent danger area" by OpenStreetMap, a widely used geographic database maintained by volunteers. On Sunday, the Municipal District of Wainwright reported the fire was being held.
加拿大武装部队少将韦德·拉特兰（Wade Rutland）是重组后的第 1 加拿大师的首任指挥官，他在周日告诉记者，大火始于草地火灾，并于下午 4 点左右因风向改变而迅速蔓延。
Canadian Armed Forces Maj.-Gen. Wade Rutland, inaugural commander of the revitalized 1st Canadian Division, told reporters Sunday that the fire began as a grass fire and spread rapidly around 4 p.m. as the wind direction changed.
他说，当天士兵们正在手榴弹投掷靶场投掷手榴弹，其他人则在进行“分队攻击”训练，即 10 名士兵攻击模拟敌人。
That day, soldiers were throwing hand grenades on a grenade range, he said, while others were conducting a "section attack," in which 10 soldiers attack a simulated enemy.
埃德蒙顿中士在韦恩赖特基地大火中丧生 生前是志愿者领袖和导师 专家称周六韦恩赖特基地野火条件“极端” 萨省士兵在韦恩赖特基地大火中丧生 普林斯阿尔伯特市民哀悼 “尚未脱离险境”：家属团结支持在韦恩赖特基地大火中重度烧伤的士兵
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