Live grenade training sparked deadly fire at Canadian military base, army says

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Canada’s military disclosed on Thursday that a live grenade exercise was the cause of a recent deadly fire at an Alberta base, where four Canadian service members were killed and 39 people were injured.

The grenade training sparked the fast-moving grass fire that was picked up by strong winds at the Canadian military base on Saturday, catching the soldiers off guard.

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