A live fire exercise resulted in high casualty counts, according to reports.
Report from an Army vet:
Accounts from someone on the firing line was it was a shoulder fired HE round that “Dolphined” after it left the tube and went astray. NOT artillery. This round hit a gas well which exploded and flattened the 3 Kill Houses that were full of troops which happened to be in close proximity of the well. Approx 300 troops inside and many waiting outside them. There is nothing but splinters left of them. This also started a major fire that was fed by high winds that swept through the main Bivouac site housing the majority of troops in the field. The amount of injured is staggering and the fatality count IS going to climb as they recover more victims. In my 20+ years in the Army, I have only heard of a dolphining round happening once from a shoulder fired rocket. Not sure what would cause this other than possibly a faulty propellent.
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Exile1981 · October 18, 2026 at 6:28 pm
The media up here has been downplaying it. Our government has been reducing the death count and the injured count. The official total yesterday was 7 dead and over 100 injured, now its 4 dead and 39 injured.
They issued code orange and 4 hospitals, that suggests more than 39 injured.
That base is also where they train foreign troops. At last report they had Ukrainian troops and African troops on base.
Also tomorrow is the referendum in Alberta on changing our relationship with the feds.
John Hardin · October 18, 2026 at 6:46 pm
…what is a gas well doing on or near a live-fire range where that level of munition is in use?
TRX · October 19, 2026 at 1:08 pm
“Enquiring minds want to know…”
Especially if the base was as huge as the article claimed.
Exile1981 · October 19, 2026 at 8:27 pm
Its been 15 years since i did work up there so my info is likely out of date. The only wells were in an area not used for live fire, a parachute drop zone and an area used for winter survival.
The lowered the totals again today to 4 dead and 16 injured.
Plague Monk · October 19, 2026 at 12:31 am
I’m wondering how old the munition was, as some rocket propellants deteriorate with age? I know that some American 2.75 inch rockets had to be disassembled because of the propellants going bad. The EOD people were very careful because the charges became quite brittle and hence volatile. Mind you, these munitions were stored in southern depots, and some of them dated back to the Korean War.
I also wonder if the Canadians kept track of their munitions? My family owned a summer cottage in Ontario for some 40 years and one of our neighbors was an artilleryman who served in WWII. He was not impressed with their record keeping, and mentioned mixing lots of shells and propellants.
A tragedy for the Canadians, and I’ve seen reports similar to what you posted. Prayers for those injured/killed and their families…
Joe blow · October 19, 2026 at 6:07 am
I was never in the military.
Someone please explain to me, like I’m a retarded 5 year old, why live ammunition like RPGs were being fired within range of an active natural gas well.
I mean, I could maybe see if they were firing off 3 miles away pointing in the opposite direction, but.. IT’S CANADA! THEY HAVE MILLIONS OF SQUARE MILES OF NOTHING BUT PINE TREE’S!!!! Da Fuq, don’t tell me you couldn’t find somewhere else to shoot off the fireworks…
Chris · October 19, 2026 at 12:58 pm
It’s a good start.
Steady Steve · October 19, 2026 at 2:33 pm
Does anyone in their conduct a risk assessment before a live fire exercise?
r · October 19, 2026 at 3:56 pm
A meme I saw was Canada preparing for war against the USA managed to explode its own military base.
Sorry, I laughed.
Divemedic · October 19, 2026 at 4:41 pm
I did, too
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