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LIGHTNING-CAUSED FIRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2016-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fires and Explosions
  • Brush, Prairie and Forest Fires
DEF

A fire caused in any way by lightning.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Feux et explosions
  • Incendies de végétation
DEF

Feu allumé par la foudre.

OBS

[...] on porte de l'intérêt aux trois éléments suivants : causes inconnues, causes accidentelles, imprudences, qui constituent à eux seuls les 4/5 de la totalité des incendies dans une année de type classique [...] Le 1/5 restant pouvant être divisé de la façon suivante : 80 % dus à la foudre (causes naturelles) et deux fois 10 % pour les reprises et la malveillance [...]

Spanish

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