Canada fires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke blankets major cities
A thick blanket of smoke clouded skylines from Detroit and Toronto to New York and across New England, causing "hazardous" air quality alerts across much of the region. An outdoor concert for the rock group The Black Keys was being rescheduled in Chicago due to the dangerous air quality. There are currently 858 fires actively burning in Canada, including 30 new fires that sparked on Thursday, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.
- ▪A thick blanket of smoke clouded skylines from Detroit and Toronto to New York and across New England, causing "hazardous" air quality alerts across much of the region.
- ▪An outdoor concert for the rock group The Black Keys was being rescheduled in Chicago due to the dangerous air quality.
- ▪There are currently 858 fires actively burning in Canada, including 30 new fires that sparked on Thursday, according to the Canadian Wildland Fire Information System.
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Canada fires prompt US air quality alerts as smoke blankets major cities Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A thick haze of smoke blankets New York City, which the state's governor called a "very serious health situation"ByChris Fawkes, BBC Weather, Rachel Flynn and Nadine Yousif, Senior Canada reporter, Reporting fromTorontoPublished16 July 2026Updated 4 minutes agoMore than 800 wildfires are burning across Canada, with air quality alerts now extending south into multiple US states. A thick blanket of smoke clouded skylines from Detroit and Toronto to New York and across New England, causing "hazardous" air quality alerts across much of the region.
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