Alain Renaud is one of about 60 cottage owners who lost everything this weekend to one of several forest fires raging across Quebec. Though several forests are burning in Quebec, the fire north of Lac Saint-Jean is the province's largest forest fire at the moment. Hundreds of firefighters and several specialized aircraft have been called in from provinces including Manitoba and Ontario to fight Quebec's rash of forest fires. The response includes:About 250 forest firefighters, 40 municipal firefighters and 400 others who are assisting. So far this year, there have been 461 forest fires in Quebec — twice the average of the past decade.

Source: CBC News June 22, 2020 22:18 UTC