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Four service members are confirmed to have died, while a further 39 people are in hospital – 19 of whom are in critical condition.<\/p>\n
Officials identified the deceased as Sgt Morgan Wong, Pte Shaun Farrell, Private Aidan Goulding and Pte Hayden Lykkemark.<\/p>\n
Officials have not indicated whether or not the government expects the death toll to rise but said many people had suffered severe burns.<\/p>\n
On Saturday evening, Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton declared a code orange – a disaster response protocol for a high-casualty incident. It was stood down on Sunday afternoon.<\/p>\n
Alberta’s health service said the emergency response lasted for 10 hours, and involved 22 ambulances and eight aircraft. <\/p>\n
Ongoing care for the injured is expected to be “intensive”, a statement continued. <\/p>\n
A stream of ambulances were seen arriving at the hospital and one doctor told Canadian public broadcaster CBC that the facility had been “completely overwhelmed” by the number of patients. <\/p>\n
Brandon Simmons, a hospital resident receiving long-term care at the nearby Wainwright Health Centre, witnessed the aftermath of the fire.<\/p>\n
He said he remembered seeing people with burns, while one person had their clothes “blown off” and was wearing only underwear.<\/p>\n
In response to the incident, Minister of National Defence David McGuinty said: “Albertans are lining up to give blood.”<\/p>\n<\/div>\n