Quebec's fire authority says it's unable to bring all 153 fires burning in the province under control. It says it can only attack between 20 to 30 fires at a time until reinforcement arrives.
"We took charge of 35 fires today, compared to 21 yesterday. We chose specific fires to protect our critical infrastructures, but above all to protect our population," said Public Security Minister François Bonnardel at a news conference Sunday.Armed forces and firefighters from outside the province started arriving Saturday to help local firefighters. About 100 soldiers are on the ground and 550 more firefighters are on the way.
Access to forests in northern Quebec, Côte-Nord, Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Mauricie, Outaouais, Lanaudière and the Laurentians are limited. A list of closed parks and forests is available onThe ministry says it is necessary to restrict access to forests to lower the risk of new fires and to help make firefighting operations easier.
Those in Val d'Or's urban core are not affected by the evacuation notice as fires don't threaten the area, though the air quality is still considered very bad and residents are encouraged to stay indoors. Evacuation notices for the Moisie, Les Plages and Lac Daigle sectors will be maintained for at least another 24 hours.
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