{
  "id": 65254,
  "title": "Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced evacuation of 60,000 people",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/eastern-washington-fires-have-burned-600-structures-and-forced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T23:59:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3362733/eastern-washington-fires-have-burned-600-structures-and-forced-evacuation-60000-people"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Wildfires in eastern Washington state forced the evacuation of 60,000 people in the Spokane area while destroying at least 600 homes, businesses and other structures, authorities said on Sunday. The fires in and around Spokane, the state’s second largest city, burned about 21 sq km (8.2 square miles) over the weekend and were among dozens of wildfires across the western US that stretched the…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Eastern Washington fires have burned 600 structures and forced the evacuation of 5,000 homes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/eastern-washington-fires-have-burned-600-structures-and-forced-the",
        "published": "2026-08-02T16:23:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "About 60,000 ordered to evacuate from fires in Spokane, Washington",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/about-60-000-ordered-to-evacuate-from-fires-in-spokane-washington",
        "published": "2026-08-03T02:59:03.000Z"
      }
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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."
}