Answer:
Lightning is the major cause of forest fires. careless smoking, campfires that are not put out properly, left untended, or lit in droughts, deliberately lit fires used to prevent forest fires sometimes escape containment, and people (arsonists) also set fires on purpose. War andhuman error also cause forest fires.
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