People in Chapais, in Northern Quebec, must be patient as SOPFEU works to protect the town with limited manpower. Across the province, around 80 forest fires burned Thursday evening, including eight that were "out of control," according to the fire prevention agency known as SOPFEU.
The accident happened around 8:30 a.m., according to witnesses who called police. The plane crash-landed into Lac Barron near the town of Gore, northwest of Mirabel, Que. The pilot, a man in his 50s, has died.