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Cook County shatters air quality record, EPA data shows, as dangerous wildfire smoke envelops region
Residents warned to stay inside as fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke from Canada and Minnesota reaches hazardous levels.
Days that are both extremely hot and polluted come with higher risks of respiratory ailments and other health hazards.
The Canadian military was preparing on Saturday to evacuate a remote community of 600 people threatened by forest wildfires that have spread, choking smoke across a broad swath of the United States.
Heavy smoke from hundreds of Canadian fires enveloped a swath of the U.S. from the Midwest to the Northeast on Thursday and Friday.
