KVRR Local News
July 29, 2021
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Heavy smoke and haze fill the Red River Valley as Canadian wildfires continue to burn.
“Well, it’s pretty smoky, and I can feel it,” said Dawn of Sauk Centre who is visiting Moorhead. “My eyes burn. I kind of have a little cough. It’s very uncomfortable.”
Uncomfortable and according to the U.S. Air Quality Index, the air in the Red River Valley is “very unhealthy.”
“Various weather patterns have been blowing the smoke to different places at different times,” explained Jim Semerad, director of the Division of Air Quality at the North Dakota Department of Environmental Quality. “In Fargo, for example, overnight last night wasn’t too bad but this morning, it increased rapidly and got to the point where we’re watching it very, very carefully.”
North Dakotans advised to avoid prolonged outdoor activity, take protective measures,
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A Week Later, Oil Well Fire Still Burns in North Dakota
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Oil well fire in western North Dakota burns into 6th straight day
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A pumpjack is pictured at an oil well in western North Dakota. Dickinson Press file photo
KEENE, N.D. An oil well fire that started in McKenzie County on Thursday, July 22, was still burning on Tuesday afternoon, six days later.
Smoke from the well pad fire, which is located on top of a hill north of Keene and a half mile south of Lake Sakakawea in western North Dakota, is visible from many miles away, the state s top oil industry regulator, Lynn Helms, told state leaders on Tuesday.
Oil well pad fire burning for 6 days in McKenzie County
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