Hard to see ... the MCG is blanketed in a thick smoke haze yesterday. Picture: Bruce Long

By James Campbell, Sunday Herald Sun MELBOURNE is shrouded in a smoke haze as the Victoria fires continue to burn across the state. Visibility at Melbourne airport is down to 2km with the Bureau of Meteorology warning the haze could linger until the end of next week. The Environment Protection Authority has issued a smoke warning, advising people with respiratory or heart conditions to take precautions, the Sunday Herald Sun reports. EPA director of environmental services Bruce Dawson said that with predicted northeasterly winds, Melbourne would continue to be affected by smoke. “We expect these conditions will continue,” Mr Dawson said. “We would advise residents to take sensible precautions. “As always, those closest to the seat of the fires will continue to have reduced visibility and high smoke levels as firefighters work to bring the fires under control.”

Smoke covers state in a haze as Victoria fires continue to burn