RENO (AP) - Dense smoke from major California wildfires continued to pour into the Reno-Lake Tahoe area over the weekend, causing event cancellations to mount and local health officials to expand pollution warnings into Tuesday.
The latest weekend events scrubbed included a fundraising outdoor concert for cancer patients in Carson City, an outdoor family concert and a star-gazing party in the Minden area, and a Nevada-USF women's soccer game in Reno.
Poor visibility also has prevented the Reno-based Care Flight air ambulance service from responding to some emergency calls in the last couple of days, said Temple Fletcher, its program director.
The smoke is coming from fires such as the Rim Fire along the northwest edge of Yosemite National Park, which has charred nearly 200 square miles and is just 5 percent contained. The American Fire in the Tahoe National Forest west of Reno has burned 34 square miles and is 67 percent contained.[[In-content Ad]]
