More than 40 Quebec firefighters to join fight against B.C. fires

More than 40 Quebec firefighters are headed to British Columbia to help fight fires.
On Wednesday morning, 42 Quebec forest firefighters will fly to Prince George in the province’s interior.
Rain in Quebec over the past week lowered the risk of forest fires “significantly,” said a statement from the Société de protection de forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU). That made it possible to send the firefighters west.
This is the second time this summer that SOPFEU has