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  "id": 15829863,
  "title": "‘Perfect storm’: Extreme weather fuelled Wainwright military base fire, expert says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/perfect-storm-extreme-weather-fuelled-wainwright-military-base-fire",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T20:16:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CityNews",
    "slug": "citynews",
    "url": "https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/10/20/perfect-storm-extreme-weather-fuelled-wainwright-military-base-fire-expert-says/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Powerful winds with shifting directions and dry weather contributed to rapid expansion of the grass fire at a military base in Wainwright, Alta., that left four soldiers dead and 39 others wounded, a wildfire expert said.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "33 military members still in hospital after CFB Wainwright fire: defence minister",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/33-military-members-still-in-hospital-after-cfb-wainwright-fire",
        "published": "2026-10-18T01:33:38.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Global News",
        "title": "Wainwright fire burned for hours as volatile weather closed in: analysis",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/wainwright-fire-burned-for-hours-as-volatile-weather-closed-in",
        "published": "2026-10-20T16:22:07.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Fact File: Misinformation spreads after deadly fire at CFB Wainwright",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/fact-file-misinformation-spreads-after-deadly-fire-at-cfb-wainwright",
        "published": "2026-10-20T18:57:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}