AIR QUALITY AT DANGEROUS LEVELS IN FORT MCMURRAY

Posted on 05/17/2016 | About Fort McMurray, Alberta

Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the air quality in sooty, hazy, fire-damaged Fort McMurray is at dangerous levels, and is hampering efforts to get residents back to their homes. The air quality heath index - a measure of smoke, ozone, and nitrogen dioxide - is so saturated with contaminants that it is off the charts, Notley told a news conference in Edmonton.

Notley said the scale is normally one to 10, with 10 being the worst, but the reading on Monday morning was at 38.