{
  "id": 79968,
  "title": "Wildfire: Around 1000 square kilometers in flames: US state of Washington declares state of emergency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/waldbrand-rund-1000-quadratkilometer-in-flammen-us-bundesstaat",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-03T10:26:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/video/panorama/waldbrand-rund-1000-quadratkilometer-in-flammen-us-bundesstaat-washington-ruft-notstand-aus/100244668.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "In the US state of Washington, 15 wildfires have been raging over the weekend, according to authorities. In the city of Spokane, around 60,000 people have been ordered to evacuate, and about 600 buildings have already been destroyed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "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."
}