The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency and the local public health agencies of King, Kitsap, Pierce and Snohomish counties on Wednesday morning issued a wildfire smoke alert. The agency said that air pollution is increasing and may cause health problems in sensitive groups including children, people over 65, and those who have heart and lung diseases.

According to the Washington Smoke Blog , smoke from the Labor Mountain and Lower Sugarloaf Fires is spreading across Central Washington and the Cascades. Labor Mountain is now 11,679 acres (7% contained) and the Lower Sugarloaf has reached 28,387 acres (22% contained).

Westerly winds are expected to return by Wednesday evening, which should help improve conditions in Puget Sound, the Puget Sound Clean Air Agency said.

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