Smoke from dozens of raging wildfires in western Canada drifts south into US and prompts Colorado and Montana states to issue air quality alerts
A Sky crane helicopter dumps water on the Eagle Wildfire Complex near Fox Creek / Photo: Reuters
Colorado's Department of Public Health and Environment released alerts and advisories for Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon for much of the eastern half of the state, including Denver.“People with heart or lung disease, older adults, and children should avoid prolonged or heavy exertion; everyone else should reduce prolonged or heavy exertion,” the department said.
An air quality alert was also in effect on Saturday in Montana, with the greatest smoke concentrations in central and eastern parts of the state, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.
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