{
  "id": 1265743,
  "title": "Belgium turns to European air support as wildfire rages near German border",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/belgium-turns-to-european-air-support-as-wildfire-rages-near-german",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-16T12:24:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20260816-belgium-turns-to-european-air-support-as-wildfire-rages-near-german-border"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Belgium called in aerial reinforcements from across Europe on Sunday as firefighters battled the country’s largest wildfire in more than a century, with flames spreading rapidly through a difficult-to-reach nature reserve near the German border.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Irish fans praised for standout support of their athletes at European championships in Birmingham",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/16/irish-fans-praised-for-standout-support-of-their-athletes-at-european",
        "published": "2026-08-16T13:50:39.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}