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

Monday Evening: Drier air, mostly clear. Mid 70s. Overnight Monday Night: Clear, cool. Lows in the 50s, 40s north. Tuesday: Sun & increasing clouds. Highs 70-75.

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

Massachusetts remains under an air quality alert due to wildfires on the West Coast.

An air quality alert was issued for the second consecutive day as smoke from western wildfires billows into the East Coast, creating potentially dangerous conditions for some people. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued the air quality advisory for much of the state Monday into Tuesday. The advisory was active everywhere in the state except Plymouth and Bristol counties…

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality advisory for much of the state Monday into Tuesday, as smoke from wildfires burning on the west coast makes the air unhealthy to breathe for some people.

Skies were very hazy in Massachusetts Monday due to the wildfires on the West Coast.

Wildfires on the West Coast have led to a hazy day in Massachusetts, prompting an air quality warning.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection issued an air quality advisory for much of the state Monday into Tuesday, as smoke from wildfires burning on the west coast makes the air unhealthy to breathe for some people. The wildfires are also causing noticeable haze across the state for the second time in two weeks. The air quality advisory, which is…

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.

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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

Wednesday night: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Thursday: Increasing clouds, mild, chance evening and night shower. Highs near 80.

Wednesday evening: Smoke from Western U.S. wildfires keeps us hazy. Breezy, temperatures in the low 70s. Overnight Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Thursday: Increasing clouds, mild, chance evening and night shower. Highs near 80.

The smoky sky continues to bring us filtered sunshine Wednesday evening as the sun sets. Another reddish tint will be found again as the sun dips below the horizon. The clouds continue to thicken up as a cold front approaches from the northwest. Overnight lows will be in the 50s and low 60s thanks to a gusty southwest wind. Highs…

Wednesday: Sun and high-altitude smoke from Western U.S. wildfires. Breezy with highs in the 70s. Overnight Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Lows in the 50s. Thursday: Increasing clouds, mild, chance evening and night shower. Highs near 80.

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.