By Associated Press - Friday, March 14, 2014

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - Army officials say two Fort Wainwright soldiers suffered severe burns in a tent fire.

KTUU-TV (https://bit.ly/1nWL00R) reports the soldiers are part of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division.

They were training Thursday at the Yukon Training Area near Eielson Air Force Base south of Fairbanks.



Army spokesman John Pennell says the two injured soldiers and a third soldier were housed in a tent when it caught fire at about 4 a.m.

They were rushed by ambulance to Fairbanks Memorial Hospital and flown to the Harborview Medical Center in Seattle for additional treatment.

The third soldier was treated by medics.

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Information from: KTUU-TV, https://www.ktuu.com

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