Number of Quebec Wildfires Rises to 164, at Least 114 Are out of Control

Quebec Minister of Employment Kateri Champagne Jourdain responds to the Opposition at the legislature in Quebec City, Dec. 2, 2022. The Canadian Press/Jacques Boissinot

Quebec Premier François Legault says his government doesn’t have the capacity to fight all of the forest fires currently burning in the province.

Legault told reporters Monday that Quebec can fight around 30 fires, but with more than 160 burning in the province and other provinces fighting fires of their own, his government is looking internationally for support.