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Heavy smoke rose from the roof of the stadium on Tuesday afternoon in a fire that injured one employee inside.

Air quality alerts were posted on Sunday for numerous areas of the U.S. West and Midwest as wildfire smoke continues to linger over much of the country

Wildfires in the American West, including one burning in Oregon that’s currently the largest in the U.S., are creating hazy skies as far away as New York as the massive infernos spew smoke and ash into the air in columns up to 6 miles high.

Benzene is a chemical that is a colorless or light yellow liquid that quickly evaporates into the air. Here’s what to do if you are exposed to benzene, as recommended by the CDC.

The air quality in Southern California was the worst in the region since the Bobcat Fire in September 2020 after July 4 celebrations, officials said.

A smoke advisory is in effect due to a fire in the Beaumont area. Belen De Leon has the forecast for Monday Dec. 14, 2020.

Officials in Anaheim, Fullerton and Brea reported that smoke from the Sanderson Fire south of Beaumont in Riverside County was visible Sunday, but stressed that there was no wildfire in Orange County.

A total of 26 people have died this year in the fires across California, but new information from Stanford reveals there may be a much higher indirect death toll.

While most of the Bay Area has been breathing easy for the past few days, it sounds like the smoke isn’t done with us yet. And a new study from Stanford, is raising new questions about potential long-term health effects from our month of smoky skies.

The smoke from dozens of wildfires in the western United States is stretching clear across the country — and even pushing into Mexico, Canada and Europe

Winemakers across the state are concerned that lingering wildfire smoke could affect their grapes and ultimately taint the flavor of their wines. Bob Redell reports.

Relief from putrid, dangerous air spewing from massive wildfires across the West won’t come until later in the week or beyond, scientists and forecasters say, and the hazy and gunk-filled skies might stick around for even longer.

“If you are exposed for 12 hours of smoke in the air, then that is like 12 hours of continued smoking,” says Dr. Zab Mosenifar, a critical care pulmonologist at Cedars Sinai Medical Center.

The brownish-orange glow appearing around the Bay Area looks to be a combination of wildfire smoke and ash, some of which is making to the ground.

As hundreds of fires rage from the Bay Area to here in Ventura County, the resulting smoke has created a hazy “soup” that sometimes obliterates entire hillsides. Some were able to do on Friday what health officials had been recommending and “reduce outdoor activities if you can see or smell smoke.” But not everyone has that option.  Lucy, for one,…

Wildfires have poured toxic smoke into the air and health departments are urging people to stay inside. NBC’s Gordon Tokumatsu reports live on August 21, 2020.

A map shows just how poor air quality is due to California’s wildfires. Belen De Leon explains.

Smoke from wildfires as far away as north of the Bay Area is resulting in poor air quality in Southern California, where skies took on an eerie orange glow as temperatures continued to sizzle. Several fires in the Greater Bay Area joined to form wildfire complexes that have devastated the region. Homes burned, hundreds of people are under evacuation orders…

The combination of excessive heat, ongoing wildfires and light winds will produce dangerous levels of ozone in Southern California through Monday, which means some areas could see the highest levels of ground-level ozone (smog) in a decade, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management District . Ozone air pollution can cause respiratory health problems, including trouble breathing, asthma attacks,…

A residential no-burn alert will be in effect Wednesday in the South Coast Air Basin, which includes Orange County and non-desert portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties, officials said Tuesday. Burning wood in fireplaces or any indoor or outdoor wood-burning device is prohibited while the alert is in place, according to the South Coast Air Quality Management…