![PHOTO: People walk in Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada turn skies a hazy orange, June 7, 2023, in New York City.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/US/nyc-central-park-smoke-gty-ps-230608_1686230328182_hpMain_16x9_992.jpg)
Hazy and dangerous fumes from ongoing wildfires in Canada have engulfed the skies over much of the East Coast, prompting serious air quality alerts in over a dozen states.
Canadian officials said firefighters are scrambling to put out the blazes. So far this wildfire season, Canada has seen more than 8.7 million acres burned -- an area larger than the state of Vermont.