Emergency crews respond to incident, fire at CFB Wainwright

Military and emergency response crews responded Saturday to what's being called a "major incident" at CFB Wainwright.

A Saturday evening statement from Acute Care Alberta indicated that Emergency Health Services Alberta "is on scene, and supporting care and transport related to an incident at CFB Wainwright."

Defence Minister David McGuinty released a social media statement Saturday evening indicating he had "been briefed by the Canadian Armed Forces on the major incident at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright this evening."

"We are working closely with the Government of Alberta and first responders," McGuinty said.

Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated that the incident had created a "major fire."

Premier Danielle Smith referred to the incident as a "significant and tragic fire."

There was no indication Saturday evening of if there were any casualties in the incident, but there were reports that STARS Air Ambulance responded to the scene.

In a Facebook post, Wainwright Fire & Rescue indicated that multiple agencies were responding to the the resulting fire.

The fire also forced the closure of and advance voting station for the Alberta referendum.