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Fifth Canadian soldier dies from injuries caused by large fire at military base
Pte William Douglas Dal Bianco died from his injuries suffered at a Canadian military base last month
A fifth Canadian soldier has died from injuries he suffered when a grass fire swept through a military training area last month.
Four people were killed initially and dozens were injured when the fire, which ignited during a live fire training exercise, spread rapidly through Canadian Forces Base Wainwright carried by strong winds on 17 October.
Pte William Douglas Dal Bianco, who had been receiving medical care in Ontario, died on Friday, the Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement.
Prime Minister Mark Carney wrote on X: "Canadians are holding Private Dal Bianco's loved ones, and all those still grieving in the wake of this terrible tragedy, in our hearts."
The Canadian Armed Forces said that 24 military personnel were still in hospital receiving treatment, while 14 had been released as of Saturday. Thirty-eight military personnel had been injured in total.
Canadian Forces Base Wainwright in Alberta is one of the country's busiest military training bases
Members of 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group had been conducting live-fire training at the base, in the province of Alberta, when the fire broke out.
Military officials said at the time that the fire spread across a kilometre in a matter of seconds, taking many of those on the base by surprise.
Firefighters battled the blaze through the night, while nearby hospitals became inundated by injured personnel and staff.