Los Angeles, CA – A wind-driven wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles is blanketing a huge swatch of the city with thick dirty smoke, prompting authorities to warn residents to stay inside and refrain from strenuous physical activity.
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Billowing clouds of black and grey smoke erupting from the fire spread quickly across the region Monday, fouling air across the city’s San Fernando Valley and drifting to the beachfront communities of Malibu and Santa Monica.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti called the air far dirtier, and more health-threatening, than any the city sees during even its worst smog days.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued a smoke advisory for Los Angeles County’s 10 million residents. People are urged to stay inside and filter the air with their air conditioners.