Fires in Kings County, P.E.I., believe caused by cigarette butts

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Fire departments in Kings County have dealt with several grass fires this spring, and at least two of them appear to have started due to discarded cigarette butts.

It only took a few minutes to extinguish the 30 by 20-foot spot, but it could have been much worse, Wood said. As P.E.I. enters its second wildfire season since Fiona, Wood said fire departments have enough on their hands without people causing more trouble by throwing cigarette butts out the window.Meanwhile, the Murray River and Murray Harbour fire departments have dealt with two fires this month in southeastern Kings County.

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