The residents of interior B.C. are getting a break from the smoke blanketing their communities, according to the BC Centre for Disease Control.

91裸聊视频淚t was very smoky across the interior of the province [Tuesday], particularly the southeast in the Williams Lake area,91裸聊视频� said Dr. Sarah Henderson. 91裸聊视频淵esterday we observed some one-hour concentrations around Williams Lake of 600 micrograms per metre cubed, which is almost unprecedentedly high for the province.91裸聊视频�

An interactive model of the smoke can be viewed

Henderson said that the smoke will be pushed north, where it will disperse.

The people most at risk are the elderly, the young and the immunocompromised, she noted.

91裸聊视频淪moke is made up of gases and very small particles. Those particles can penetrate deep into the lungs and they can irritate the lungs,91裸聊视频� said Henderson. 91裸聊视频淭hey can also cause more systemic inflammation across the body and that can be hard on the heart and the brain.91裸聊视频�

Pregnant women could see smaller babies if they much time in smokey areas.

91裸聊视频淭he birthweight of those children will be somewhat less than than it would have been without a smoke episode,91裸聊视频� Henderson said.

The CDC recommends that those most at risk and anyone having a hard time with the smoke to create a clean air shelter.

91裸聊视频淯sing an appropriately-sized portable HEPA filtration unit or an electrostatic precipitator,91裸聊视频� said Henderson. 91裸聊视频淵ou can also look for respite in buildings that may have better indoor air quality such as libraries, communities or shopping malls.91裸聊视频�

Self-evacuating, even if not under evacuation order or alert, is also an option, she noted.