Smell smoke? Cold front pulling odor to St. Louis from grass fires

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ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – Do you smell smoke? You’re not alone. A cold front moving through the area is pulling an odor from several fires to the west of St. Louis. 911 dispatchers in St. Louis County are being swamped with calls about the smell.

KAKE-TV reports that several thousand acres are on fire in an uncontrolled burn in Kansas. Governor Sam Brownback has declared a State of Disaster Emergency for an area of south-central Kansas threatened by major wildfires.

A wildfire that began in Oklahoma on Tuesday spread into Kansas and burned more than 169,000 acres.

A controlled burn in Shannon County Missouri is also contributing to the smell in the area. The County is located in the southern part of the state.

The smell of smoke was also reported in the area earlier this week. It started late Monday night across the St. Louis Metropolitan area.

If you're smelling smoke outside, it may be from wildfires over OK. #stlwx #midmowx #mowx pic.twitter.com/cSO5lgq6yf

— NWS St. Louis (@NWSStLouis) March 24, 2016

Reports: Ash is falling in Wichita from Medicine Lodge fire:https://t.co/EFI8k8w7oM pic.twitter.com/IZ7C8pRhAa

— kansasdotcom (@kansasdotcom) March 23, 2016

Nearly 48 hours later the fire burns on in SW Kansas. So far it's covered 75,000 acres. #kwch12 pic.twitter.com/tT0BzyPQgt

— Hannah VanHuss Davis (@KWCHHannah) March 24, 2016

Ash from the south-central Kansas fire is now falling in downtown Wichita. The sun is also a funky color. #kswx pic.twitter.com/226up8bwgo

— Kelsey Ryan (@kelsey_ryan) March 24, 2016

State of emergency declared in Comanche County, Kansas. More info on today's #fire danger: https://t.co/STreRMHWIv pic.twitter.com/5UHMnFjqQT

— The Weather Channel (@weatherchannel) March 23, 2016