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Smoke from B.C. wildfires results in pitch-black conditions in northwest Alberta

August 17, 2018

As B.C. grapples with a state of emergency due to the hundreds of wildfires burning in that province, parts of northwestern Alberta became extremely dark on Friday afternoon. A peace officer in Valleyview told Global News there were pitch-black conditions in that area between about 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

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