Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois, closed on Friday due to unhealthy air quality conditions in Chicago caused by wildfires in northern Ontario.
Six Flags Great America and Hurricane Harbor Chicago in Gurnee, Illinois, closed Friday over the unhealthy air quality conditions in Chicago due to the disaster, the company announced on its website.
“Due to current air quality conditions and guidance from weather and safety experts, we have made the decision to close the park today,” the spokesperson said. “We appreciate our guests’ understanding and patience, and will continue to monitor conditions as we plan to reopen tomorrow as scheduled.
” An air quality alert remains in effect across the Chicago area through Saturday night as smoke from wildfires burning in northern Ontario continues drifting south, Conditions in Chicago reached the “hazardous” category in the Air Quality Index Friday morning before improving to “unhealthy” later in the day — which warns “some members of the general public may experience health effects. ”The smoke has affected large parts of the US, including the Great Lakes, Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, exposing more than 100 million people to unhealthy air.
“We are holding Canada responsible for the fact that they are not properly maintaining their Forests, and Brush therein,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “The United States is being unnecessarily invaded by filthy, polluted, and unhealthy air, the quality of which is dangerous, and totally unacceptable! “I will call the Prime Minister during the day to find out what they are going to do about it. The cost is incalculable! ”
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