With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors By Associated Press ...

In Los Angeles, people snap up air filters and wear masks against smoke pollution. Southern California chokes under hazardous air as wildfires rage, leaving residents and pets struggling to breathe ...

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors. (AP video by Manuel ...

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, people are taking precautions: wearing masks, buying air purifiers and staying indoors.

With levels of sooty air pollution far too high across swaths of the Los Angeles area, Dana Benton is sleeping with a mask on, even with her air purifier running. “My car was just covered in ash ...