Wildfire haze reaches Columbus

A pall of light haze from the wildfires burning in southeast Georgia blew into Columbus and other distant areas of the state on Tuesday.

The National Weather Service in Atlanta reported that winds out of the south wafted the smoke into central and northern parts of the state.

The windblown haze, visible from the hills overlooking the downtown riverfront area during the morning hours, dissipated in the early afternoon.

An official at the state Environmental Protection Division recommended that the elderly, children and those with respiratory ailments remain indoors, according to the Ledger-Enquirer newspaper.