Washington, D.C., and the surrounding area were placed under a “Code Red” air quality alert on Sunday after a record-breaking Independence Day fireworks display filled the skies over the nation’s ...

D.C. issued the "Code Red" air quality alert on Sunday morning, hours after the record-setting fireworks display on the National Mall had ended.

As the United States celebrated the Fourth of July, residents of Washington, DC, on Sunday briefly experienced the worst air quality of any major city in the world, due to a massive fireworks show.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. People watch the large fireworks show to honor the 250th anniversary of the United States from Washington Circle in Washington, DC ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jonathan Ernst / REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst President Donald Trump’s America 250 celebration may have left some Washington, D.C.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DC fireworks show led to ‘Code Red’ air quality alert around nation’s capital WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington, D.C. area ...

Residents of Washington, DC, on Sunday briefly experienced the worst air quality of any major city in the world, according to a company that ranks pollution globally, as the capital reckoned with the ...

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Washington, D.C. area was under an air quality alert after a dazzling fireworks show lit up the nation’s capital to celebrate America’s 250th birthday on July Fourth.