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Photos: Oregon wildfire smoke envelopes UO campus in haze

September 10, 2020

Smoke blankets the University of Oregon campus on Wednesday, Sep. 9, 2020. The Eugene-Springfield area is filled with ash and smoke due to the Holiday Farm Fire. (Summer Surgent-Gough/Emerald)

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The flag of the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians blows in the wind. Gusts of wind reach up to 30 mph in Eugene amidst the ongoing weather advisory. The Eugene-Springfield area is filled with ash and smoke due to the Holiday Farm Fire. (Summer Surgent-Gough/Emerald)

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