Nation IN BRIEF : WEST VIRGINIA : Fires Bring On Thick Smoke, Air Pollution
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Smoke from thousands of acres of burning woodlands reduced visibility in parts of West Virginia to less than a half-mile and residents were warned of high air-pollution levels. The smoke had drifted into central Pennsylvania and was heading toward Philadelphia and New York City. More than 1,000 fires have burned more than 250,000 acres in nine Appalachian states since Oct. 26. Fires were generally out or under control in Kentucky, Georgia, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
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