LAS VEGAS (AP) — A smoky haze from a Southern California wildfire created a red sunrise in the Las Vegas area and prompted air quality officials to issue a health advisory for people with respiratory ailments.
The Clark County Department of Air Quality in Las Vegas blamed a 27-square-mile wildfire in the San Bernardino Mountains near Big Bear Lake for smoke wafting Wednesday more than 200 miles to the northeast.
The smoke advisory in southern Nevada was expected to remain in effect through Friday.
Fire crews in California on Wednesday reported partial containment of the Lake fire.
It's been burning for a week in an inaccessible area in the San Bernardino National Forest.
No buildings have been lost, but camps and vacation homes have been evacuated.