The sky was hazy Monday, June 2, for much of the Midwest due to the Canadian wildfires. With the air quality being deemed unhealthy for everyone, specifically sensitive groups, many people have been spending as little time outside as possible.

According to Minnesota’s Pollution Control Agency, multiple rounds of smoke are expected to blow south. Canada’s wildfire season typically lasts from March until October.

With the fires escalating, two people were killed after a small Manitoban town becoming engulfed in flames, according to multiple news reports. These fires are serious, and people are urged to pay close attention to weather alerts and news.

According to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, about 1.7 million acres had burned across both Saskatchewan and Manitoba by Monday

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