Claims extracted
17
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
12%
2 of 17 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
69/100
Daily Mail's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
119
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
The dramatic fire that killed four people and injured 39 others on a Canada military airbase last weekend was sparked during grenade launcher exercises, officials revealed Thursday.
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officials → kill → exercises
The Canadian Armed Forces said that 27 soldiers remain in hospital, while 12 were already treated and released again.
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12 → say → hospital
Global News first reported that the blast occurred after a gas line or well was hit during a live-fire training exercise at Base Wainwright in Alberta.
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line → report → Alberta
The Canadian outlet also initially reported that the fire killed seven people.
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fire → report → people
The fire was sparked October 17 on the automatic grenade launcher range of Canadian Forces Base Wainwright 'during routine military training activities,' Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan said in a new statement.
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Hanrahan → spark → statement
The blaze broke out at around 4pm local time and first stayed within the range's Permanent Danger Area 2.
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blaze → break → Area
This limited firefighters' ability to tame the fire immediately, Hanrahan said and added that crews had to just monitor the situation at first.
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crews → limit → situation
No evacuation order was issued for the nearby town of Wainwright, which has around 7,000 residents as there were no signs of a natural gas infrastructure involved, Hanrahan explained.
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Hanrahan → issue → infrastructure
Major General Wade Rutland added that military officials were aware of the fire for hours but that they were under the impression it was contained, which is why they kept training.
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they → add → training
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said earlier this week that a team 50 investigators were probing the fire
Emergency services rushed to the scene of the fire in Alberta on Saturday night.
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services → say → night
While early reports claimed the explosion cost seven people their lives, the number was later corrected to four.
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number → claim → four
39 others were injured
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others → injure → ?
Brigadier-General Vanessa Hanrahan (left) and Major-General Wade Rutland (right)
Around 84 soldiers were reportedly practicing at two locations, when a windstorm swept across large areas of Alberta, bringing gusts of up to 62mph and expanding the flames into one of the military practice locations.
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windstorm → practice → locations
A 'subsequent change in wind direction and velocity' that made 'significantly increased the fire's intensity and rate of speed' then led to the tragedy, according to Hanrahan.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney also said earlier this week that the fire was 'driven by ferocious winds' and 'jumped nearly a kilometer in less than a minute to where soldiers were gathered.'
The blaze is seen here on NASA's fire resource management system
The around 84 soldiers reportedly were aware of the fire but kepts training as they believed it was being contained
People mourned during a vigil held for soldiers involved in the tragedy earlier this week
Sergeant Morgan Wong (left) and Private Aidan Goulding (right)
Private Shaun Farrell (left) and Private Hayden Lykkemark (right)
Carney said a team of 50 investigators were probing the fire, spearheaded by the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service.
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team → increase → Service
The Prime Minister added that the troops were preparing to join a NATO mission in Latvia in spring.
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troops → add → spring
The catastrophe cost the lives of Sergeant Morgan Wong, Private Shaun Farrell, Saskatchewan, Private Aidan Goulding and Private Hayden Lykkemark.
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catastrophe → cost → Wong
A vigil was held Wednesday to mourn the soldiers involved in the tragedy.
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vigil → hold → tragedy
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