Afp via getty images dylan woon takes a selfie with the golden gate bridge amid dark orange skies in san francisco.
Pictures of the golden gate bridge during the fire.
Cars drive along the san francisco bay bridge under an orange smoke filled sky.
San francisco in pictures.
Cars drive along the golden gate bridge under an orange smoke filled sky at midday in san francisco on september 9 2020.
Craig shoemaker a meteorologist with the national weather service in sacramento said the immense volume of smoke from the bear fire rose overnight to 40 000 feet an altitude where the air is.
Adding to the confusion is the fact that recent images of the golden gate bridge show it surrounded by a red haze and thick smoke as fires tear through california.
The fire which began on september 6 in the angeles national forest has become one of the largest fires in los angeles county s history with more than 100 000 acres scorched by the fire.
Smoke from wildfires in california and oregon spread over san francisco on sept.
Conservatively estimated the fire had destroyed about 400 square miles in 24 hours.
A heat wave helped fuel a ferocious spate of fires costing people their.
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