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That wildfire smoke in the air over Philly this week may be unprecedented

The entire region and all of New Jersey was under a "code orange" air quality alert Wednesday.

Thick plumes of heavy smoke fill the Halifax sky as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday.
Thick plumes of heavy smoke fill the Halifax sky as an out-of-control fire in a suburban community quickly spread, engulfing multiple homes and forcing the evacuation of local residents, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on Sunday.Read moreKelly Clark / AP
    by Anthony R. Wood
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