5 Freeway corridor near Santa Clarita and Santa Clarita Valley are included in an updated air quality alert reported by the National Weather Service on Friday at 4:18 p.m. The alert is in effect until Sunday Aug. 10, at 11 a.m.

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA says to anticipate, “The South Coast AQMD has issued an air quality alert due to increased fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke.”

“Particles in wildfire smoke can get deep into the lungs and cause serious health problems such as heart attacks, strokes, asthma attacks, and difficulty breathing. Everyone can be affected, but people with lung or heart disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk,” the NWS said.

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