Smoke advisory in effect for 3rd day
For the third straight day, the South Coast AirQuality Management District today issued a smoke advisory for the CoachellaValley due to ash and smoke from the 22,800-acre brush fire in the nearbymountains.
The air quality could reach an unhealthy level, according to air qualityofficials, and residents should avoid vigorous outdoor activity, keep windowsand doors closed and run an air conditioner.
Those with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly and children shouldremain indoors, according to the AQMD.
The advisory also covers parts of the Hemet/San Jacinto Valley and theBanning Pass.
The Mountain Fire, which started Monday in Mountain Center, has sentsmoke and ash into the valley.
A map showing current air quality conditions is available online atwww.aqmd.gov.
