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Fires rage in Quebec after hot, dry spellBy RHÉAL SÉGUIN Monday, July 18, 2005 Page A6 QUEBEC -- Quebec is experiencing its worst forest-fire season since 1932, with 1,000 firefighters facing dry conditions and a tenacious heat wave that had more than 130 fires blazing throughout the province over the weekend. 'The year 2005 will go down as one of the worst years on record, perhaps the third worst year since we began keeping records in 1922,' said Robert Lemay, a spokesman for Quebec's forest-fire protection agency. 'The fires have burned close to 400,000 hectares. That's an area of about 4,000 square kilometres. And with 16 fires still out of control, we can expect an even larger area to be engulfed in flames.' Close to half of the firefighters are from British Columbia and the United States. B.C. has sent more than 260 firefighters and specialists to help bring the fires under control and about another 200 reinforcements from Parks Canada and the Eastern United States have arrived in recent days. Another 100 firefighters from British Columbia could arrive soon if weather conditions deteriorate. Additional water bombers were sent in from Newfoundland and Alberta as thick smoke and unrelenting hot weather continue to hamper efforts to contain the blazes. The worst fires are located between Matagami and Chibougamau in Northern Quebec. continue:
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