Madison Firefighters dashed around Madison to put out 14 outdoor fires Wednesday.
""The unseasonably warm and dry weather of the past several weeks has increased the potential for fires that have started in dried vegetation, most notably fallen leaves,"" Madison Fire spokeswoman Lori Writh said in a statement.
Along with these conditions, the main cause of the fires was cigarette butts being dropped into gutters.
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The fires were reported from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. all over the city, according to the Capital Times.
Additionally over the course of ten days, from Oct. 8-18, firefighters had to extinguish nine leaf pile fires. Leaf burning is not permitted in Madison, Writh said.
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