“A cataclysmic situation”: toxic fumes, the other mortal danger of the Los Angeles fires

Health authorities have also implored the population to stay inside buildings due to the toxic clouds escaping from the blaze. “We all deal with wildfire smoke, which is a mixture of small particles, gases and water vapors,” says Anish Mahajan of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. It is these small particles that enter the nose and throat and cause sore throats and headaches. »