Canada wildfires: Why are firefighting helicopters shooting flames at burning forests?

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  • 9 months ago
Numerous social media users are misleadingly claiming firefighters are actually escalating the more than 400 wildfires raging in British Columbia, after sharing a viral video of a helicopter spraying flammable liquid.

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