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These photos and videos show the thick haze in Boston and beyond from wildfire smoke

By Amanda Kaufman Globe Staff,Updated July 26, 2021, 4:07 p.m.
Haze from California wildfires obscured the view of Boston from Veterans Memorial Pool in Cambridge on Monday.Christiana Botic for The Boston Globe

Smoke from wildfires raging on the west coast made its way to Massachusetts on Monday, casting a thick haze over parts of the state and prompting officials to warn of potentially “unhealthy” air quality.

The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection said in a tweet that plumes of smoke from the fires is “again causing fine particle levels to elevate into Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups range today in all MA counties except Plymouth, Bristol & the Cape & Islands.”

Fires are burning in northern California, southern Oregon, Montana, Washington, and Canada.

These photos and videos show a look at the conditions in Boston and beyond.

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A view of the haze along the Charles River.Christiana Botic for The Boston Globe
Haze from California wildfires obstructed views along the Charles River.Christiana Botic for The Boston Globe
Haze as seen from Fenway Park on Monday. Jim Davis/Globe Staff
A view of the haze from downtown Boston looking toward Back Bay.Globe Staff
Boston Light is visible in the haze over Nantasket Beach in Hull.Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

Amanda Kaufman can be reached at amanda.kaufman@globe.com. Follow her @amandakauf1.

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