New York City Mayor Eric Adams on Wednesday said air quality is deteriorating across the five boroughs due to smoke coming from wildfires in Canada.

At a briefing, Adams said the air quality hit 218 at 10:00 p.m. (0200gmt Wednesday) on the Air Quality Index (“Very Unhealthy” on the Levels of Health Concern) according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in parts of New York City.

"This is an unprecedented event in our city and New Yorkers must take precaution." the mayor said.

Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.

The effects of hundreds of wildfires burning across the western provinces to Quebec could be felt as far away as New York City and New England, blotting out skylines and irritating throats.

U.S. authorities issued air quality alerts. Hazy conditions and smoke from the wildfires were reported across the Great Lakes region from Cleveland to Buffalo.

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