Wildfire smoke from California has infiltrated the Las Vegas Valley, creating unhealthy air quality conditions that could impact residents’ health, especially those with pre-existing conditions.
“On my ride across town here, I did notice that I couldn’t even see the Las Vegas Strip, and that was kind of disturbing. I’m like, wow, it’s really, really bad today…. it kind of feels like the apocalypse is happening, but I always also know that it’s probably a California wildfire,” said Las Vegas local Christopher.
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Unhealthy air quality hits Las Vegas as California wildfire smoke blankets the valley
The Gifford Fire burning on the central coast of California near Santa Maria has erupted to over 65,000 acres in size over the past few days. Southwesterly winds are pushing the smoke directly toward Southern Nevada…