'Perfect storm': Extreme weather fuelled Wainwright military base fire, expert says

Jen Beverly, an associate professor of wildland fire at the University of Alberta, said that weather combination created a “perfect storm” for the deadly fire to spread at a staggering speed and engulf the military training ground.

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'Perfect storm': Extreme weather fuelled Wainwright military base fire, expert says

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