Updating our story on the wildfire at Jalisco's federally protected Primavera Forest.

Guadalajara, Mexico - Smoke from the wildfire at Jalisco's federally protected Primavera Forest spread out over the city of Guadalajara Tuesday evening, presenting health issues for many of the city's 1,564,514 inhabitants.

Although some local residents complained of scratchy throats, watery eyes, and headaches from the smoke in the city, the Environment Department (Semades) pollution monitoring network showed the air quality to be "regular" at its Guadalajara stations. Other agencies are advising people to stay indoors and keep their doors and windows closed if at all possible.

The fire, which as of late Tuesday has consumed almost 10,000 acres, broke out Saturday morning when an illegal garbage dump was burned near the Arenales Tapatios neighborhood. Prevailing winds had kept the smoke away from Jalisco's capital city until yesterday, pushing it mostly to the southwest towards Tala and other municipalities.

The directors of more than 100 schools in some of the surrounding areas suspended classes the last three days as a result of the air quality and subsequent health issues. During this same period, Jalisco's Health Department has distributed 12,000 face masks in surrounding neighborhoods.

Although the wildfire has continued to spread, the fires have not yet placed the nearest residential areas in danger. The most vulnerable neighborhoods bordering the forest are Lomas de la Primavera, La Primavera, Venta del Astillero, La Floresta del Colli, Miramar, El Colli, El Briceño, Arenales Tapatios, and Santa Ana Tepetitlan.

National Forestry Commission Director Juan Manuel Torres said that, "depending on weather conditions it could take the 370 firefighters operating in the affected areas another three days to fully bring the fire under control.

In addition to the Jalisco Civil Protection and Fire Department, personnel from several municipal, state, and federal agencies are cooperating in the effort to fight the fire. Some of these include: the National Forestry Commission, the National Defense Department, the Secretariat of Rural Development, the federal Environment Ministry, the Jalisco State Police, the Red Cross, and the Bosque de la Primavera Committee.

The municipal governments of Guadalajara, Tala, Zapopan, Tlajomulco, and El Arenal are also contributing their resources.

On Tuesday, Jalisco's Governor Emilio Gonzalez visited some of the crews working to put out the inferno. He extended hia appreciation to the firefighters for their efforts and for "working without pause."