15 soldiers on ventilators, 9 critical after deadly CFB Wainwright fire

Fifteen Canadian soldiers are still on ventilators, three weeks after a deadly fire at CFB Wainwright, according to information obtained by Global News. A senior Alberta government official provided Global with a confidential Alberta Health Services (AHS) briefing document, which detailed the conditions of soldiers hospitalized following the fire on October 17 that killed four soldiers and injured 39.

As of November 5, 21 soldiers remained hospitalized in Alberta, with nine in critical condition and eight in stable condition in intensive care. The severity of the soldiers' burns varied, with some having burns covering 51 to 60 percent of their bodies, while others had burns covering less than 30 percent. Despite numerous attempts, the Department of National Defence (DND) initially refused to provide updated figures on the injured soldiers' condition, only issuing a statement two days later revealing that 25 soldiers remained hospitalized, 14 had been released, and four had been transferred to hospitals in B.C. and Ontario.

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