The point is these a lot of times these fires are started by human agents.

关键是这些火灾很多时候都是由人类特工引发的。

Puritans believed that the Devil wreaked havoc in the world through human agents, or witches, who blighted nature, conjured fiendish apparitions, and tormented children.

清教徒认为， 魔鬼通过人类代理人或女巫在世界上造成严重破坏， 这些代理人或女巫破坏了自然， 召唤出恶魔般的幽灵， 并折磨着孩子们。