Family of injured Wainwright soldier speaks out
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Family of injured Wainwright soldier speaks out

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 21, 202614 min
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Four days following a deadly brush fire that killed four soldiers and injured dozens more at CFB Wainwright, we speak with Teresa Hiatt, the older sister of Cpl. Sean Hiatt, who is in critical condition at an Edmonton hospital after he suffered burns to half of his body. And we'll also speak with Diana Festejo, the Executive Director of the Legacy Palace Society, a charity that has been providing support for the families of soldiers injured in the fire.

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This is a CBC Podcast. Hello, I'm Matt Galloway, and this is the Current Podcast. It has been four days since a fire tore through a military training exercise at CFB Wainwright in Alberta. Several investigations are underway to try to understand what happened.

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