Live Updates: Wildfires, smoke continue to impact the West Coast

Published September 18, 2020

Wildfires continue to burn millions of acres across the U.S. West Coast, forcing residents to evacuate and leaving others in a cloud of thick smoke.

A series of lightning strikes -- along with warm temperatures and dry conditions last month -- reportedly started a number of the blazes.

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