Wildfire Smoke Returns To Region As Folsom Renaissance Faire Returns

FOLSOM (CBS13) — Popular autumn events went disconnected without a hitch Saturday. The Folsom Renaissance Faire welcomed guests contempt the debased aerial prime caused by fires burning nearby.

With the Caldor burning nearby, an unexpected haze filled the festival entity connected Saturday.

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“I thought I could travel retired for a fewer hours. We’re trying to bounds it due to the fact that we privation to enactment healthy,” Delaon said.

CBS13 asked Cal Fire wherefore the fume is back.

“There’s a mates antithetic reasons. There’s inactive a batch of enactment connected the Caldor incident, said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jon Heggie.

Heggie explained the Caldor Fire is astir 80% contained, but there’s inactive plentifulness of adust brushwood that’s connected fire.

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“That’s producing immoderate smoke,” said Heggie.

Windy conditions aren’t helping.

“It’s allowing the fume to settee successful that Sacramento basin area. People are looking guardant to getting out, but the aerial prime being mediocre passim the region—we’re asking radical to show themselves,” Heggie said.

Festival guests inactive got the turkey legs and funnel barroom they were hoping for.

“Oh this is simply a large festival,” said festival impermanent Larry Carlson.

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The Folsom Renaissance Faire volition proceed done the weekend, but if you bash program connected being outside, Cal Fire suggests taking breaks indoors erstwhile you can.

Laura Haefeli