People wear dust masks while walking along Market Street as smoke from the Camp Fire in Northern California drifts down into the Bay Area creating poor air quality on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

People wear dust masks while walking along Market Street as smoke from the Camp Fire in Northern California drifts down into the Bay Area creating poor air quality on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)

Masks come out as wild fire smoke fills air

Smoke from the Camp Fire near Chico in Northern California continues to pour into the Bay Area as people use masks to avoid breathing in the smoggy air on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018.

 

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The Golden Gate Bridge as seen from The Presidio is mired in smog as smoke from the Camp Fire in Northern California drifts down into the Bay Area on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (Kevin N. Hume/S.F. Examiner)




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