Wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts in 18 states
CBS News says smoke from fires in Canada and Minnesota has spread across cities in the U.S. and Canada, bringing hazy skies and air quality alerts.
By Georgia Hale · Staff Writer
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Smoke from wildfires in Canada and Minnesota is spreading across parts of the U.S., with CBS News reporting air quality alerts in 18 states.
The network said video from several cities showed hazy conditions on the ground as heavy smoke moved over communities in the U.S. and Canada.
Smoke from two fire zones
CBS News attributed the smoke to wildfires burning in Canada and Minnesota. The report said the smoke was heavy enough to blanket cities across the region and trigger official air quality alerts.
The video report focused on the visible conditions in affected cities, showing the kind of gray, smoky scenes residents were seeing at street level.
Alerts across the U.S.
CBS News said air quality alerts had been issued in 18 states because of the wildfire smoke. The report did not list each state covered by the alerts.
A related CBS News segment described Canadian wildfire smoke affecting air quality from Minnesota to New York. Another CBS listing referred to wildfire-related air quality emergencies, while the city smoke report cited alerts in 18 states.
The report did not include details on evacuations, injuries, damage totals or containment levels for the fires. Its focus was the spread of smoke and the hazy conditions visible in multiple cities.
The smoky scenes come as wildfire plumes from Canada and Minnesota continue to affect communities far from the flames, according to CBS News.
This story draws on original reporting from CBS News.