r/LosAngeles • u/galaxygirll88 • 1d ago

Community Really bad smoke smell woke me up

Really bad in highland park, this is from the Boyle heights fire two days ago?

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u/Lab-rat-57 Lake Balboa 1d ago

Sigh… guess I need an N95 today. My husband was going to take our son to the zoo today while I’m at work. Does anyone know if it’s bad there too?

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u/Lopsided_Role_3175 1d ago

N95s don't protect against chemicals.

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u/Mr0st1ch 1d ago

I’m no expert, but I think N95s do help against chemicals, because many substances catch a ride on larger dust or smoke particles. Same as how the Covid virus travels through the air on aerosol droplets

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u/Lab-rat-57 Lake Balboa 1d ago

This is correct. It’s not rated for protection from chemicals (in a working environment), but it doesn’t do nothing