Evacuees Can Return in Sept-îLes, but More Than 160 Wildfires Still Burning in Quebec

Evacuees Can Return in Sept-îLes, but More Than 160 Wildfires Still Burning in Quebec
Quebec Premier Francois Legault checks the map where forest fires are raging as he visits the crisis operation centre, in Quebec City, June 5, 2023. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot
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One Quebec city that had been threatened by approaching wildfires has lifted an evacuation order, but other parts of the province continue to deal with out-of-control blazes that are taxing firefighting resources.

About 6,000 residents of Sept-Îles, Que., and the nearby Innu community of Mani-Utenam had been under an evacuation order since Friday after one of three fires in the region neared the area.