{
  "id": 427948,
  "title": "Fires grip western U.S., British Columbia: \"It doesn't seem like it's real\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/fires-grip-western-u-s-british-columbia-it-doesnt-seem-like-its-real",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T00:43:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "CBS News",
    "slug": "cbs-news",
    "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/video/fires-grip-western-us-british-columbia-doesnt-seem-real/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Nearly 100 large wildfires strained firefighting resources around the U.S. this weekend. The fire danger also exploded in Canada amid hot and dry conditions. Gwen Baumgardner reports, and Andrew Kozak has the forecast.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Over 20,000 flee wildfires as British Columbia declares state of emergency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/over-20-000-flee-wildfires-as-british-columbia-declares-state-of",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:03:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Canada: British Columbia wildfires burning out of control",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/canada-british-columbia-wildfires-burning-out-of-control",
        "published": "2026-08-09T14:25:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Qatar Tribune",
        "title": "Canada’s British Columbia declares emergency over spreading wildfires",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/canadas-british-columbia-declares-emergency-over-spreading-wildfires",
        "published": "2026-08-09T21:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "Crews battle wildfires in western U.S. and Canada",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/09/crews-battle-wildfires-in-western-u-s-and-canada",
        "published": "2026-08-09T22:03:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}