This statistic illustrates the number of California wildfires in 2017, broken down by cause. In that year, 215 wildfires in California were caused by lightning and 39 wildfires were caused by smoking. Typically, it is the burning cigarette that leads to wildfire ignition rather that than the tobacco fumes.
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Cal Fire. (April 23, 2019). Number of California wildfires in 2017, by cause [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/943461/cause-california-wildfires/
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