The cities that have better air quality than Seattle as of Wednesday morning include ones located in Bangladesh, China and India.
SEATTLE — Heavy smoke from wildfires continues to reduce air quality in Seattle and Western Washington.
Wildfires have compromised air quality on and off for weeks. Two of the largest fires are the Bolt Creek Fire near Skykomish, that has burned more than 14,000 acres and is about 41% contained, and the Loch Katrine Fire about 30 miles east of Seattle, that has burned more than 1,200 acres. At the Downtown Park in Bellevue, people were still making the rounds once the sun came up Wednesday morning.
“You really do have to take care of yourself in this weather, especially people who are allergic or asthmatics,” Deepali Saxena said as she made her morning walk in the park. Hadene Klassnik was walking her dog, Yogi Bear, in Bellevue’s Downtown Park early Wednesday. She says she comes outside every single day to walk her dog regardless of the conditions, though the air quality has been difficult for days.KIRO 7′s crew approached her with questions about air quality and the Bellevue resident just groaned and admitted the haze around her home was ruining what normally is a beautiful setting.
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