Business was brisk at Teddy's Cocina in Pasadena as wildfire evacuees ate lunch and passersby ducked indoors to escape from the brown, smoky air blanketing the city.

An air quality alert was issued on Friday at 4:47 p.m. in effect until Saturday at 5 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, Riverside County Mountains, San Gorgonio Pass Near Banning,

Already known for having some of the worst air quality in the U.S., people in Southern California are now also at risk of inhaling smoke.