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Quebec’s wildfire protection agency reports it saw “above-average” fire activity in the province last month, largely due to lightning strikes. The agency says the province saw 90 wildfires in July, affecting 1,675 hectares of forest. In recent years, the average in July has been 66 fires, burning 1,115 hectares.SOPFEU says 41 per cent of the fires were caused by lightning, by far the leading cause.Improperly extinguished campfires accounted for 16 per cent of wildfires, while the rest were caused by forestry and industrial operations, smoking-related items, electrical wires and waste burning. Get daily National news Get daily Canada news delivered…
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