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(CNN) — Millions of people in the US are under air quality alerts as smoke from raging Canadian wildfires sweeps down the East Coast. Some schools in New York and

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. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Jun 07, 8:14 PM EDT New York City's 'smoke wave' response time for warnings criticized As New York City was bombar...

Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It's not just sensitive populations who are at risk in the current poor air quality conditions covering a large swath of the U.S. due to the wildfires burning in Canada. Inhaling toxic smoke and ash from wildfires could weaken the immune system and cause damage to the body, including the lungs and heart, for anyone regardless of their health status. Fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, is 30 times smaller in diameter than a human hair and cannot be seen by the naked eye. Exposure to concentrated amounts of PM2.5 can cause both short-term e...

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. Here's how the news is developing. All times Eastern: Jun 07, 8:14 PM EDT New York City's 'smoke wave' response time for warnings criticized As New York City was bombar...

Alex Kent/Bloomberg via Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- It's not just sensitive populations who are at risk in the current poor air quality conditions covering a large swath of the U.S. due to the wildfires burning in Canada. Inhaling toxic smoke and ash from wildfires could weaken the immune system and cause damage to the body, including the lungs and heart, for anyone regardless of their health status. Fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5, is 30 times smaller in diameter than a human hair and cannot be seen by the naked eye. Exposure to concentrated amounts of PM2.5 can cause both short-term e...