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Lightning strikes starting forest fires around province

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Lightning strikes are proving to be a big concern for the people who watch over Saskatchewan’s forests. 

Provincial fire officials say 19 new blazes have been touched off by lightning over the past 24 hours. 

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None of them poses a threat to property. 

About 350 firefighters are on the lines battling some 33 fires that stretch from Meadow Lake east to the Manitoba boundary. 

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