Pittsburg, PA
Smoke from stubborn Marsh Fire in East Bay raises health concerns
PITTSBURG, Calif. – A cussed fireplace smoldering in Pittsburg and Bay Level has well being officers telling individuals to remain indoors.
It is burning in largely inaccessible marshland, making combating the hearth an enormous problem.
However the fireplace just isn’t a menace at this level. Authorities stated it is the smoke.
Pittsburg has been beneath a well being advisory since Monday.
On Wednesday afternoon, the scent of smoke was sturdy on the marina the place individuals have been having fun with the outside.
Contra Costa Well being Companies is asking individuals to remain indoors as a lot as potential as a consequence of unhealthy and dangerous air high quality at instances.
These circumstances are attributable to the Marsh Fireplace that has been burning for greater than six weeks.
“I needed to come out to get some contemporary air as we speak,” stated Zabair Sadeek who lives in Pittsburg, However he acknowledged that “it is not too contemporary” with smoke within the air and hazy skies.
“On a scale of 1 to 10, it is most likely a 10-plus,” stated Pittsburg resident Johnice Claiborne. “It is that thick once you get exterior.”
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Elle Falahat of Danville stated she drove to Pittsburg for a enterprise assembly and observed the smoke.
“The very first thing I believed was my automotive was on fireplace,” she stated. “Then I obtained out, then realized I am unable to breathe. Then I observed there is a fireplace.”
Officers stated no properties are threatened, however the smoke is elevating well being issues.
“If they should go open air, carrying a KN95 or N95 is their best option,” stated Dr. Sara Levin, deputy well being officer with Contra Costa Well being Companies. .
Levin stated along with mounted displays, hazmat groups are out in varied places to maintain an in depth eye on the air.
They’re advising individuals to maintain their doorways and home windows closed.
“What’s difficult is that it is shifting hour to hour given the wind and climate circumstances,” stated Levin.
“It is insufferable. My youngsters do not even play exterior throughout this time. We do indoor actions,” Claibourne stated.
Fireplace officers stated they’d usually let the hearth burn itself out.
However given the many individuals affected by the smoke, they stated that is not an appropriate choice.
The fireplace began Could 28 in a homeless encampment in Bay Level at a largely inaccessible marsh space and continues to smolder.
Officers stated it is cussed and practically inconceivable to extinguish.
Contra Costa County Fireplace Safety District stated it’s working with regulatory companies to provide you with a plan to flood the world as a result of conventional fireplace combating strategies haven’t labored.
Amber Lee is a reporter with KTVU. Electronic mail Amber at Amber.Lee@Fox.com or textual content/depart message at 510-599-3922. Comply with her on Fb @AmberKTVU, instagram @AmberKTVU or twitter @AmberKTVU
Pittsburg, PA
Steelers fall to Ravens, 34-17
The two miscues by Wilson spoiled an otherwise solid game for the Steelers quarterback. With the Steelers playing without top wide receiver George Pickens, Wilson threw for 217 yards and two touchdowns.
But it was the turnovers and Baltimore’s rushing attack that led to the Steelers (10-5) failing in their attempt to clinch the AFC North title.
Even with the loss, the Steelers remain in first place in the AFC North, tied with Baltimore (10-5) based on tiebreakers. The Steelers can still win the division title if they win their remaining final two games.
The Steelers host the Chiefs on Christmas Day, then finish the regular season at home against Cincinnati, while the Ravens travel to Houston on Christmas Day and host Cleveland.
Lamar Jackson, who entered this game having thrown five touchdown passes and eight interceptions in his career against the Steelers, leading to a 1-4 record, threw three touchdown passes and one interception.
This game was more about Baltimore’s running game, however, as Derrick Henry gained 162 yards on 24 carries as Baltimore, which entered having lost eight of the past nine games against the Steelers, rushed for over 200 yards in the game.
The Ravens drove across midfield on their opening possession, but Alex Highsmith had a strip sack of Jackson. And though the Ravens recovered the loose ball, they were out of field goal range and forced to punt.
The punt, however, was downed at 3 and the Steelers failed to record a first down, punting the ball back to Baltimore.
Return man Desmond King fumbled, but the Ravens recovered that loose ball, as well, and after Henry carried the Ravens inside the 10, Jackson tossed an 8-yard touchdown pass to Isaiah Likely for a 7-0 lead.
The Steelers answered quickly, though, as Wilson completed all six of his passes on the ensuing possession to five different receivers, including a 1-yard TD pass to tight end Mycole Pruitt on the opening play of the second quarter to tie the game at 7-7.
The Steelers forced a punt on Baltimore’s ensuing possession, and it went just 14 yards, giving Pittsburgh the ball at its own 44.
Wilson again quickly moved the Steelers down the field. But at the end of a 20-yard scramble, he was hit by safety Ar’Darious Washington at the 4 and fumbled, with Baltimore recovering.
That would prove to be a big swing, as the Ravens drove the length of the field from there in eight plays, scoring on a 14-yard touchdown pass to Rashod Bateman from Jackson on third-and-8 to take a 14-7 lead.
It was only the third touchdown this season allowed by the Steelers following a turnover.
The Steelers were forced to punt and Baltimore got into field goal range for a 51-yard Justin Tucker kick that increased its lead to 17-7 with just under two minutes remaining in the half.
But Wilson deftly maneuvered the Steelers into scoring range for Chris Boswell at the end of the half, a 51-yard field goal of his own, that cut the lead to 17-10.
The two teams traded punts to open the second half when the Steelers got the ball back at their own 12. Wilson connected with Calvin Austin III off of play-action down the sideline for a 44-yard gain on the first play from scrimmage and then finished off the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Cordarrelle Patterson to tie the game at 17-17 with 5:14 remaining in the third quarter.
The completion to Patterson marked the ninth different Steelers player to make a catch at that point.
But working against a Pittsburgh pass defense that opened the game without safety DeShon Elliott and cornerback Donte Jackson and then lost corner Joey Porter Jr. to a calf injury in the first half, Jackson threw his third touchdown pass of the game, this one to tight end Mark Andrews from 7 yards out to put the Ravens back on top, 24-17.
It was the first touchdown catch by Andrews – Baltimore’s all-time touchdowns leader – in 11 career games against the Steelers.
The Steelers drove across midfield on their next possession, and on fourth-and-6 from the 45, the Steelers kept the offense on the field. On the opening play of the fourth quarter, Wilson took the shotgun snap and scanned the field. Austin broke free over the middle and he attempted to hit him at the goal line. But safety Kyle Hamilton came in and broke up the pass and the Steelers turned the ball over on downs.
Henry broke free for a 44-yard run to the Pittsburgh 11. But on the next play, Minkah Fitzpatrick intercepted Jackson at the Pittsburgh 8 and returned it 24 yards to the 32 to turn the Ravens away.
But after a first-down run, Wilson threw a pass behind Pruitt that was intercepted by Marlon Humphrey and returned 37 yards for a touchdown that increased Baltimore’s lead to 31-17 with just over 13 minutes remaining in the game.
The Ravens added a 23-yard Tucker field goal with 3:10 remaining in the game to push their lead to 34-17.
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