Heritage Minutes

Saguenay Fire (1x207)

Fecha de emisión: Jun 28, 1992

The spring of 1870 came so early to the Saguenay region and was so dry that the farmers of this region in northeastern Québec hurriedly ploughed their fields so that sowing could be finished by early May. These unusual conditions, however, set the stage for one of the worst disasters ever to befall the region.