# Canada deploys 50 investigators to probe military base fire

> Canada sends 50 investigators to investigate military base fire that killed 4 soldiers.
- Title: Canada deploys 50 investigators to probe military base fire
- Summary: Canada sends 50 investigators to investigate military base fire that killed 4 soldiers. Canada deployed 50 investigators to probe a military base fire that…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/canada-deploys-50-investigators-to-probe-military-base-fire-that-killed-4-soldiers
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## Canada deploys 50 investigators
Fifty investigators examine a fire at a Canadian military base that killed four soldiers and injured 39 others.
## Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks
Carney said the Canadian Forces National Investigation Service leads the investigation with Royal Canadian Mounted Police support.
## Fire killed four soldiers
The fire killed Sgt. Morgan Wong of Edmonton; Pvt. Shaun Farrell of Prince Albert; Pvt. Aidan Goulding of North Vancouver; and Pvt. Hayden Lykkemark of Langley.
## Soldiers injured in critical condition
Nineteen injured soldiers were in critical condition as of Monday, with severe burns requiring weeks or months of intensive care.
## Military knew fire for hours
Maj. Gen. Wade Rutland said military officials knew about the fire for hours but believed it was contained before winds shifted.
## Investigation examines causes
Investigators will examine whether winds drove flames toward soldiers or if the fire spread unseen through vegetation.
## Flags lowered in honor
Carney ordered flags lowered to half-staff nationwide Sunday in honor of the four soldiers killed.
## Key takeaway

Canada deployed 50 investigators to probe a military base fire that killed four soldiers.