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Elizabeth Dunbar
St. Paul, Minn.

Kansas fires bring air pollution alert for SW Minn.

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Minnesota air quality map
 
Courtesy Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Update (3:30 p.m.): The air quality index is now back in "moderate" range and the air pollution alert has been lifted.

Previously:

An air pollution health alert is in effect for southwest Minnesota.

Gusty winds have carried smoke from Kansas wildfires into Minnesota and the fine particles from the smoke are at a level that state officials consider unhealthy for sensitive groups such as children and the elderly.

Those people should postpone or reduce vigorous activities and stay away from other pollution sources like wood fires and heavy-duty vehicle traffic, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency said Monday.

Kansas fire crews have been battling grass fires in recent days. One fire in northeast Kansas destroyed two homes.

The air pollution health alert includes the city of Marshall, Minn., and surrounding areas, the MPCA said. Officials expect air quality in the region to improve later in the day.