An air quality alert was issued for the state of New York, including New York City and Long Island, on Saturday due to smoke drifting in from wildfires burning in Canada. The alert, issued by the state's Department of Environmental Conservation and Department of Health,

New York was hit with an air quality alert Saturday as smoke from Canadian wildfires drifted across the state, pushing levels of fine particulate pollution into the unhealthy range for sensitive groups.

State officials from Maine to New York issued alerts for fine particulate matter, a toxic byproduct of wildfires that is small enough to be inhaled.