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Gallery: Wildfire smoke blankets Bellingham

The sun begins disappearing behind Lummi Island
The sun begins disappearing behind Lummi Island
A Steller's jay is seen in front of the sun on Oct. 18.
A Steller's jay is seen in front of the sun on Oct. 18.
A red sun sets inside a bike rim as pump track riders wait their turn to ride on Sept. 11. Smoke from regional wildfires is expected to hang around this week.
A red sun sets inside a bike rim as pump track riders wait their turn to ride on Sept. 11. Smoke from regional wildfires is expected to hang around this week.
A boat is silhouetted in the sunset reflected off Bellingham Bay due to wildfire smoke on Oct. 18.
A boat is silhouetted in the sunset reflected off Bellingham Bay due to wildfire smoke on Oct. 18.
A boater takes cell phone photos while cruising around Bellingham Bay near Taylor Dock on Oct. 18.
A boater takes cell phone photos while cruising around Bellingham Bay near Taylor Dock on Oct. 18.

On Oct. 19, Seattle had the worst air quality in the world with a reading of 236 AQI out of a list of other major cities compiled by IQAir. Bellingham clocked in at 288 AQI.

Whatcom County Public Health recommended staying inside or wearing a high-quality mask, like an N95, outside. Cloth masks and surgical masks do not filter out the particles in wildfire smoke.

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