Philadelphia issued a Code Red for air quality, while the rest of the region is under a Code Orange, as health departments urge people to stay indoors and keep windows closed.
The city Health Department posted a Code Red Alert, warning the air is unhealthy to breathe and urged residents to stay inside, if they can and wear masks if they can’t. The young, the old, those with respiratory illnesses and even the pregnant were cautioned.
Smoke from wildfires scorching forests in Canada is plaguing the eastern United States with New York City and Philly in the bullseye. City and regional schools urged students and staff to remain inside and urged field trips be postponed. Doctor Ala Stanford runs the Center for Health Equity in North Philly.
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