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As winds shift back out of the south, the Canadian wildfire smoke blanketing the metro is expected to improve throughout the day on Sunday. However, some air quality issues will still persist, especially in northern Minnesota. An air quality alert remains in effect for all of Minnesota until 9 a.m. Monday.
Officials warned young children and those with respiratory illnesses to take precautions. For weeks, smoke from Canadian wildfires has been drifting across the border.
A family pet is missing after a fire tore through a home in Vandergrift Friday morning. Dozens of firefighters were seen battling the flames on Emerson Street around 8 a.m. Officials told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 when crews first arrived, ammunition was going off in the attic.
Wildfire-related air pollution causes higher mortality rates than non-wildfire PM 2.5 in Europe. Experts debate if prescribed fires reduce the risk or contribute to air pollution.