Spencer Platt/Getty Images(NEW YORK) Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing Canadian wildfires have engulfed the skies over most of the Northeast coast, prompting serious air quality alerts.
Thirteen states have issued those alerts as the thick fumes block the sky and send people indoors.
Canadian officials said firefighters are scrambling to put out the blazes in Quebec, where more than 160 forest fires are currently active.
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As New York City was bombarded with dangerous air and smoke that turned the skyline orange, some residents and environmental experts questioned if the city s leader acted quickly enough to warn people about the dangers of the "smoke wave."
The city s Office of Emergency Management issued warnings on its social media pages and city alert system starting Tuesday afternoon and Mayor Eric Adams put out a news rel
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