Ontario recorded more than 15,000 lightning strikes in the last 48 hours, increasing the threat of wildfires in the province, officials say.
Environment Canada advises getting to a safe location
, ideally “either a building with plumbing and wiring, or an all metal vehicle,” and staying there for 30 minutes following the last rumble of thunder. Lightning kills two to three Canadians a year and injures approximately 180 others, the agency says. Last June, two men were struck by lightning on an Ottawa, Ont. golf course. Both died as a result.This year has seen more than three times the number of wildfires recorded in Ontario than in all of 2022.The provincial 10-year average is about 140 fires.
Of the 275 fires noted from April to June this year, about 102 were caused by humans, while another 173 were naturally caused. Currently, residents in Northwest, Northeast, and North-Central Ontario must follow certain rules to have an outdoor fire.
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