But residents in a large swath of Southern California should refrain from burning wood Friday — the destructive Mountain fire has thrown air pollutants into a frenzy, air quality officials said.

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning in much of the Southland has been extended through Friday due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area, air quality regulators said. The residential ...

A ban on indoor and outdoor wood burning was extended through Thursday for much of Southern California due to a forecast of high air pollution in the area. The residential wood-burning ban was ...