This photo provided by KATU-TV shows the Eagle Creek wildfire as seen from Stevenson Wash., across the Columbia River, burning in the Columbia River Gorge above Cascade Locks, Ore., on Monday Sept. 4, 2017. Wildfire smoke is especially dangerous to people with chronic heart and lung problems, said Julie Fox, an environmental epidemiologist with the Washington State Department of Health. The smoke is a combination of several toxins, and its tiny particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs, she said. (Tristan Fortsch/KATU-TV via AP)
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