{
  "id": 126257,
  "title": "Greece: Forest fires threaten small town of Megara west of Athens",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/griechenland-waldbrande-bedrohen-kleinstadt-megara-westlich-von-athen",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-04T09:52:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/video/panorama/griechenland-waldbraende-bedrohen-kleinstadt-megara-westlich-von-athen/100244942.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "To the west of the Greek capital Athens, firefighters have been trying for days to bring the flames under control. According to media reports, the fires have already destroyed more than 12,000 hectares of vegetation.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Wildfires: New fires in Europe – Highest alert level in the greater Athens area",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/01/waldbrande-neue-brande-in-europa-hochste-alarmstufe-im-gro-raum-athen",
        "published": "2026-08-01T15:19:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}