Wildfire Smoke Shrouds Northern New York Sunrise

Wildfire smoke from Canada caused a hazy sunrise in parts of Rhode Island and New York on Tuesday, June 6, footage shows.

More than 400 wildfires were burning across Canada on Monday, June 5, with 249 of the blazes still considered to be out of control, Canada’s Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said.

Richard Ohanlon said he filmed this footage in the town of Potsdam, New York, near the Canadian border.

The National Weather Service recommended that sensitive groups avoid prolonged outdoor activity Tuesday, as significant concentrations of “near-surface smoke” were expected. Credit: Richard Ohanlon via Storyful

Video Transcript

[NO SPEECH]