Smoke from more than 100 wildfires blazing in Canada is expected to spread and impact air quality index in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS – Wildfires in Canada continue to spread and affect the air quality of bordering U.S. states. With the wildfires not expected to slow down, a continued drop in air quality is possible for some U.

Officials issued another air quality alert for northern Minnesota as Canadian wildfires continue to burn. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) issued the alert in anticipation of the air quality reaching the red AQI category in International Falls,